Kaga no Kuni
E171136
Kaga no Kuni was a historical province of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaga no Kuni canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1501198 — 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: Kaga no Kuni Context triple: [Kaga Province, oldName, Kaga no Kuni]
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A.
Taihoku
Taihoku was the Japanese colonial-era name for Taipei, which served as the administrative and political center of Taiwan under Japanese rule.
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B.
Takatsuki
Takatsuki is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub between Osaka and Kyoto.
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C.
Southern Kingdom
The Southern Kingdom was the Allied-aligned Italian government that controlled southern Italy after the 1943 armistice and fought against the Axis powers during the final years of World War II.
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D.
Aigai
Aigai was the ancient capital of the kingdom of Macedon, historically significant as the royal seat and burial place of its kings before the rise of Pella.
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E.
Kyotanabe
Kyotanabe is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential suburbs, educational institutions, and location within the Kansai region.
- 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: Kaga no Kuni Target entity description: Kaga no Kuni was a historical province of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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A.
Taihoku
Taihoku was the Japanese colonial-era name for Taipei, which served as the administrative and political center of Taiwan under Japanese rule.
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B.
Takatsuki
Takatsuki is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub between Osaka and Kyoto.
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C.
Southern Kingdom
The Southern Kingdom was the Allied-aligned Italian government that controlled southern Italy after the 1943 armistice and fought against the Axis powers during the final years of World War II.
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D.
Aigai
Aigai was the ancient capital of the kingdom of Macedon, historically significant as the royal seat and burial place of its kings before the rise of Pella.
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E.
Kyotanabe
Kyotanabe is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential suburbs, educational institutions, and location within the Kansai region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative division
ⓘ
historical province of Japan ⓘ |
| abolishedIn |
Meiji period
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
|
| bordersWith |
Echizen Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Etchū Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Noto Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Kanazawa ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| era | Ritsuryō system ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kaga
ⓘ
Kaga Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn | Sea of Japan ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity | Kanazawa ⓘ |
| hasMajorShrine | Shirayama Hime Jinja ⓘ |
| hasMajorTemple | Daishōji temple town ⓘ |
| historicalRegionType | province ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Gokishichidō system
ⓘ
Hokurikudō ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kaga Hyakumangoku (one-million-koku domain)
ⓘ
wealthy feudal domain under Maeda clan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūbu region
ⓘ
Hokuriku region ⓘ Honshu ⓘ Ishikawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Ishikawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryCorrespondsTo | southern part of Ishikawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| notableClan | Maeda clan ⓘ |
| notableDomain | Kaga Domain ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence | Edo period ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit | Ishikawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kaga no Kuni Description of subject: Kaga no Kuni was a historical province of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.