Sanuki Province
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Sanuki Province was a historical province of Japan located on the island of Shikoku, roughly corresponding to present-day Kagawa Prefecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sanuki Province canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10939724 — 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: Sanuki Province Context triple: [Kagawa Prefecture, oldName, Sanuki Province]
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A.
Harima Province
Harima Province was an old administrative region of Japan located in what is now southwestern Hyōgo Prefecture, along the Seto Inland Sea.
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B.
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture is a western Japanese prefecture on the island of Honshu, known for its strategic location facing both the Seto Inland Sea and the Sea of Japan, as well as its historical role in producing influential political leaders.
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C.
Kaga Province
Kaga Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture, known for its wealth, powerful feudal domain, and rich cultural traditions.
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D.
Sagami Province
Sagami Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now central Kanagawa Prefecture, known for its coastal position facing Sagami Bay and its proximity to Edo (modern Tokyo).
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E.
Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture is a coastal region in Japan’s Kansai area known for its sacred sites on the Kii Peninsula, including Mount Koya and the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes.
- 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: Sanuki Province Target entity description: Sanuki Province was a historical province of Japan located on the island of Shikoku, roughly corresponding to present-day Kagawa Prefecture.
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A.
Harima Province
Harima Province was an old administrative region of Japan located in what is now southwestern Hyōgo Prefecture, along the Seto Inland Sea.
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B.
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture is a western Japanese prefecture on the island of Honshu, known for its strategic location facing both the Seto Inland Sea and the Sea of Japan, as well as its historical role in producing influential political leaders.
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C.
Kaga Province
Kaga Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture, known for its wealth, powerful feudal domain, and rich cultural traditions.
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D.
Sagami Province
Sagami Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now central Kanagawa Prefecture, known for its coastal position facing Sagami Bay and its proximity to Edo (modern Tokyo).
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E.
Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture is a coastal region in Japan’s Kansai area known for its sacred sites on the Kii Peninsula, including Mount Koya and the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.