越後国
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越後国 was an old Japanese province located along the Sea of Japan in what is now Niigata Prefecture, historically known for its heavy snowfall, rice production, and important coastal and mountain trade routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 越後国 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22139752 — 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: 越後国 Context triple: [陸奥国, borderedBy, 越後国]
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A.
豊後国
豊後国 was an old Japanese province located in eastern Kyushu, roughly corresponding to present-day Ōita Prefecture.
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B.
武蔵国
武蔵国は、現在のおおよそ東京都と埼玉県に相当する関東地方の古代から中世にかけての重要な令制国である。
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C.
土佐国
土佐国 was a former province of Japan located in present-day Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.
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D.
Mutsu Province
Mutsu Province was a large and historically significant region in northeastern Honshu, Japan, that played a key role in early Japanese expansion and administration.
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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: 越後国 Target entity description: 越後国 was an old Japanese province located along the Sea of Japan in what is now Niigata Prefecture, historically known for its heavy snowfall, rice production, and important coastal and mountain trade routes.
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A.
豊後国
豊後国 was an old Japanese province located in eastern Kyushu, roughly corresponding to present-day Ōita Prefecture.
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B.
武蔵国
武蔵国は、現在のおおよそ東京都と埼玉県に相当する関東地方の古代から中世にかけての重要な令制国である。
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C.
土佐国
土佐国 was a former province of Japan located in present-day Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.
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D.
Mutsu Province
Mutsu Province was a large and historically significant region in northeastern Honshu, Japan, that played a key role in early Japanese expansion and administration.
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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 (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.