Princess Nagako of Kuni

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empress consort of Japan female human member of the Japanese imperial family

Princess Nagako of Kuni, later known as Empress Kōjun, was the long-serving empress consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and the mother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan.

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Label	Occurrences
Princess Nagako of Kuni canonical	2
Princess of Kuni-no-miya	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T905581 — 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: Princess Nagako of Kuni
Context triple: [Empress Kōjun, birthName, Princess Nagako of Kuni]

A. Princess Kazuko
Princess Kazuko was a Japanese imperial princess, the second daughter of Emperor Hirohito, who became a prominent member of the Imperial Family in the Shōwa era.
B. Princess Shigeko
Princess Shigeko was the eldest daughter of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, known for her role as a member of the Japanese imperial family during the Shōwa era.
C. Princess Atsuko
Princess Atsuko is a Japanese imperial family member, the daughter of Emperor Hirohito, who became known as Princess Yori before marrying into the Takamado family.
D. Princess Takako
Princess Takako is a Japanese imperial family member and daughter of Emperor Hirohito, known for her role in Japan’s modern royal lineage.
E. Empress Michiko
Empress Michiko is the former Empress consort of Japan, renowned as the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family and for her widespread popularity and humanitarian work.
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: Princess Nagako of Kuni
Target entity description: Princess Nagako of Kuni, later known as Empress Kōjun, was the long-serving empress consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and the mother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan.

A. Princess Kazuko
Princess Kazuko was a Japanese imperial princess, the second daughter of Emperor Hirohito, who became a prominent member of the Imperial Family in the Shōwa era.
B. Princess Shigeko
Princess Shigeko was the eldest daughter of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, known for her role as a member of the Japanese imperial family during the Shōwa era.
C. Princess Atsuko
Princess Atsuko is a Japanese imperial family member, the daughter of Emperor Hirohito, who became known as Princess Yori before marrying into the Takamado family.
D. Princess Takako
Princess Takako is a Japanese imperial family member and daughter of Emperor Hirohito, known for her role in Japan’s modern royal lineage.
E. Empress Michiko
Empress Michiko is the former Empress consort of Japan, renowned as the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family and for her widespread popularity and humanitarian work.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	empress consort of Japan ⓘ female ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Japanese imperial family ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Empress Kōjun ⓘ Kōjun Kōgō ⓘ Nagako, Empress Dowager ⓘ linked to: Empress Teimei
birthDate	1903-03-06 ⓘ
birthName	Princess Nagako of Kuni ⓘ
birthPlace	Tokyo, Japan ⓘ linked to: Tokyo
burialPlace	Musashi Imperial Graveyard ⓘ linked to: Musashi Imperial Mausolea Complex
child	Emperor Akihito ⓘ linked to: Akihito Prince Masahito, Prince Hitachi ⓘ Prince Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu ⓘ linked to: Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu Prince Takahito, Prince Mikasa ⓘ linked to: Mikasa-no-miya Takahito Shinnō Princess Atsuko, Princess Yori ⓘ linked to: Princess Atsuko Princess Kazuko, Princess Taka ⓘ linked to: Princess Kazuko Princess Sachiko ⓘ Princess Shigeko, Princess Teru ⓘ linked to: Princess Shigeko
countryOfCitizenship	Japan ⓘ
deathDate	2000-06-16 ⓘ
deathPlace	Tokyo, Japan ⓘ linked to: Tokyo
eraNameAsEmpress	Shōwa ⓘ linked to: Showa era
father	Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi ⓘ
languageSpoken	Japanese ⓘ
memberOf	Imperial House of Japan ⓘ Kuni-no-miya house ⓘ
mother	Chikako, Princess Kuni ⓘ
motherOf	Emperor Akihito ⓘ linked to: Akihito Emperor Emeritus Akihito ⓘ linked to: Akihito Prince Masahito, Prince Hitachi ⓘ Prince Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu ⓘ linked to: Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu Prince Takahito, Prince Mikasa ⓘ linked to: Prince Mikasa Princess Atsuko, Princess Yori ⓘ linked to: Princess Atsuko Princess Kazuko, Princess Taka ⓘ linked to: Princess Kazuko Princess Sachiko ⓘ Princess Shigeko, Princess Teru ⓘ linked to: Princess Shigeko
nobleTitle	Princess of Kuni-no-miya ⓘ linked to: Princess Nagako of Kuni
notableFor	being the longest-serving empress consort of Japan ⓘ
positionHeld	Empress Dowager of Japan ⓘ Empress consort of Japan ⓘ
reignAsEmpressConsortEnd	1989-01-07 ⓘ
reignAsEmpressConsortStart	1926-12-25 ⓘ
religion	Shinto ⓘ
residence	Tokyo Imperial Palace ⓘ
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
spouse	Emperor Shōwa ⓘ linked to: Emperor Hirohito Hirohito ⓘ linked to: Emperor Hirohito
spouseOfMonarch	Emperor of Japan ⓘ
title	Her Majesty The Empress ⓘ Her Majesty The Empress Dowager ⓘ linked to: Her Majesty the Empress Dowager

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Empress Kōjun → birthName → Princess Nagako of Kuni ⓘ

Princess Nagako of Kuni → birthName → Princess Nagako of Kuni ⓘ

Princess Nagako of Kuni → nobleTitle → Princess of Kuni-no-miya ⓘ

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