豊後国
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豊後国 was an old Japanese province located in eastern Kyushu, roughly corresponding to present-day Ōita Prefecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 豊後国 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20920341 — 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: 豊後国 Context triple: [Bungo Province, hasAlternateName, 豊後国]
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A.
Hizen Province
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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B.
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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C.
Etchū Province
Etchū Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now Toyama Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
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D.
Yamato Province
Yamato Province was an ancient region in Japan that served as the political and cultural heartland of early Japanese civilization and the imperial court.
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E.
Shinano Province
Shinano Province was an old administrative region of Japan, roughly corresponding to modern Nagano Prefecture, known for its mountainous terrain and historical significance.
- 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: 豊後国 Target entity description: 豊後国 was an old Japanese province located in eastern Kyushu, roughly corresponding to present-day Ōita Prefecture.
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A.
Hizen Province
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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B.
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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C.
Etchū Province
Etchū Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now Toyama Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
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D.
Yamato Province
Yamato Province was an ancient region in Japan that served as the political and cultural heartland of early Japanese civilization and the imperial court.
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E.
Shinano Province
Shinano Province was an old administrative region of Japan, roughly corresponding to modern Nagano Prefecture, known for its mountainous terrain and historical significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bungo Province (partial historical ties)
subject linked to:
Bungo Province (partial historical ties)