buke shohatto
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Buke shohatto was a foundational Tokugawa-era legal code that strictly regulated the conduct, responsibilities, and privileges of the samurai class in feudal Japan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Buke shohatto | 1 |
| Buke shohatto (later Tokugawa revisions) | 1 |
| buke shohatto canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13455882 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: buke shohatto Context triple: [Feudal Japan, legalCode, buke shohatto]
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A.
Bōkū Shireibu
Bōkū Shireibu is the former Air Defense Command of Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force, responsible for overseeing the nation’s air defense operations.
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B.
shakubuku
Shakubuku is a forceful method of proselytizing in Nichiren Buddhism that aims to refute other beliefs and lead people to what it regards as the correct Buddhist teaching.
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C.
Bansho Shirabesho
Bansho Shirabesho was a late Edo-period Japanese government institute dedicated to studying and translating Western (primarily Dutch and later English) books and sciences.
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D.
Bunkazai Hogohō
Bunkazai Hogohō is Japan’s principal cultural properties protection law, establishing the framework for designating, preserving, and managing the nation’s important cultural assets.
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E.
Buke and Gase
Buke and Gase is an experimental indie-rock duo known for their custom-built instruments, intricate rhythms, and genre-blurring soundscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: buke shohatto Target entity description: Buke shohatto was a foundational Tokugawa-era legal code that strictly regulated the conduct, responsibilities, and privileges of the samurai class in feudal Japan.
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A.
Bōkū Shireibu
Bōkū Shireibu is the former Air Defense Command of Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force, responsible for overseeing the nation’s air defense operations.
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B.
shakubuku
Shakubuku is a forceful method of proselytizing in Nichiren Buddhism that aims to refute other beliefs and lead people to what it regards as the correct Buddhist teaching.
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C.
Bansho Shirabesho
Bansho Shirabesho was a late Edo-period Japanese government institute dedicated to studying and translating Western (primarily Dutch and later English) books and sciences.
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D.
Bunkazai Hogohō
Bunkazai Hogohō is Japan’s principal cultural properties protection law, establishing the framework for designating, preserving, and managing the nation’s important cultural assets.
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E.
Buke and Gase
Buke and Gase is an experimental indie-rock duo known for their custom-built instruments, intricate rhythms, and genre-blurring soundscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tokugawa law
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legal code ⓘ samurai code ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
centralization of power
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stabilization of daimyo domains ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buke hatto
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Laws for the Military Houses ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
daimyo
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military houses ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| componentOf | Tokugawa legal framework ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
obligation to cultivate both letters and arms
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obligation to maintain frugality ⓘ prohibition of unauthorized alliances ⓘ requirement to report domain succession to the shogunate ⓘ restriction on building new castles ⓘ rules on adoption and marriage of daimyo heirs ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1615 ⓘ |
| era | Edo period ⓘ |
| field | legal history of Japan ⓘ |
| followedBy | later revisions under subsequent shoguns ⓘ |
| government | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | precedent of earlier warrior house codes ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on all daimyo ⓘ |
| legalSystem | bakuhan system ⓘ |
| placeOfPromulgation | Fushimi ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Tokugawa Hidetada
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Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| purpose |
maintain social order
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prevent rebellion ⓘ regulate conduct of the samurai class ⓘ strengthen shogunal control over daimyo ⓘ |
| regulates |
attendance at the shogun’s court
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behavior of retainers ⓘ castle construction ⓘ marriage alliances of daimyo ⓘ military service obligations ⓘ relations among daimyo ⓘ study of literature and martial arts by samurai ⓘ travel of daimyo ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kuge shohatto
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Kujikata osadamegaki ⓘ |
| subject |
feudal hierarchy
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military governance ⓘ samurai ethics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: buke shohatto Description of subject: Buke shohatto was a foundational Tokugawa-era legal code that strictly regulated the conduct, responsibilities, and privileges of the samurai class in feudal Japan.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
feudal Japan
Buke shohatto (samurai regulations, early form)
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Buke shohatto (later Tokugawa revisions)
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