Tenshō
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Tenshō was a Japanese era name (nengō) used during the reign of Emperor Shirakawa in the late 11th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tenshō canonical | 3 |
| Tenshō (Heian period) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18289891 — 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: Tenshō Context triple: [Shirakawa-tennō, eraName, Tenshō]
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A.
Tengyō
Tengyō was a Japanese era name (nengō) of the mid-Heian period, used during the reign of Emperor Suzaku.
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B.
Nitchō
Nitchō was a prominent early disciple and priest of the Japanese Buddhist reformer Nichiren, helping to spread and institutionalize Nichiren Buddhism in the 13th century.
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C.
Yoshimasa
Yoshimasa is a Japanese given name commonly associated with historical figures, most notably the 8th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshimasa.
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D.
Ansei
Ansei was a Japanese era in the mid-19th century marked by political unrest, foreign pressure to open Japan, and significant natural disasters.
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E.
Kiyosu
Kiyosu is a city in central Japan known historically for Kiyosu Castle and its role as a political center during the Sengoku period.
- 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: Tenshō Target entity description: Tenshō was a Japanese era name (nengō) used during the reign of Emperor Shirakawa in the late 11th century.
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A.
Tengyō
Tengyō was a Japanese era name (nengō) of the mid-Heian period, used during the reign of Emperor Suzaku.
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B.
Nitchō
Nitchō was a prominent early disciple and priest of the Japanese Buddhist reformer Nichiren, helping to spread and institutionalize Nichiren Buddhism in the 13th century.
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C.
Yoshimasa
Yoshimasa is a Japanese given name commonly associated with historical figures, most notably the 8th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshimasa.
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D.
Ansei
Ansei was a Japanese era in the mid-19th century marked by political unrest, foreign pressure to open Japan, and significant natural disasters.
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E.
Kiyosu
Kiyosu is a city in central Japan known historically for Kiyosu Castle and its role as a political center during the Sengoku period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tenshō