Hizen Province
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Hizen Province was a historical region of Japan on the island of Kyushu, corresponding largely to modern Saga and Nagasaki prefectures and known for its strategic coastal location and early contact with foreign traders.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hizen | 2 |
| Hizen Province canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14997371 — 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: Hizen Province Context triple: [Saga Domain, locatedIn, Hizen Province]
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A.
Ōita Prefecture
Ōita Prefecture is a coastal region on Japan’s Kyushu island known for its numerous hot spring resorts, particularly in Beppu and Yufuin.
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B.
Iwami Province
Iwami Province was an old administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Shimane Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.
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C.
Iwashiro Province
Iwashiro Province was a former administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Fukushima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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D.
Kōzuke Province
Kōzuke Province was a historical region of Japan, located in what is now Gunma Prefecture, that served as an important political and military base for several powerful samurai clans.
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E.
Kii Province
Kii Province was a historical region of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula, corresponding largely to present-day Wakayama Prefecture and parts of Mie Prefecture.
- 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: Hizen Province Target entity description: Hizen Province was a historical region of Japan on the island of Kyushu, corresponding largely to modern Saga and Nagasaki prefectures and known for its strategic coastal location and early contact with foreign traders.
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A.
Ōita Prefecture
Ōita Prefecture is a coastal region on Japan’s Kyushu island known for its numerous hot spring resorts, particularly in Beppu and Yufuin.
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B.
Iwami Province
Iwami Province was an old administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Shimane Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.
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C.
Iwashiro Province
Iwashiro Province was a former administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Fukushima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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D.
Kōzuke Province
Kōzuke Province was a historical region of Japan, located in what is now Gunma Prefecture, that served as an important political and military base for several powerful samurai clans.
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E.
Kii Province
Kii Province was a historical region of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula, corresponding largely to present-day Wakayama Prefecture and parts of Mie Prefecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.