Yōrō Code
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Yōrō Code was a major 8th-century Japanese ritsuryō legal and administrative code that systematized government structure and social regulations during the Nara period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yōrō Code canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2441036 — 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: Yōrō Code Context triple: [Nara period, legalCode, Yōrō Code]
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A.
Zakumi
Zakumi is the leopard-themed mascot character created to represent South Africa and embody the spirit of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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B.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi is a city in Japan known for its location in Nara Prefecture and its historical and cultural ties to the ancient Yamato region.
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C.
Nisshoki
Nisshoki, more commonly known as the Hinomaru, is the national flag of Japan featuring a red sun disc centered on a white field.
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D.
Prampram
Prampram is a coastal town in southern Ghana known for its beaches, fishing community, and growing role as a residential and recreational area near Accra.
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E.
Anogi
Anogi is a small traditional mountain village on the Greek island of Ithaca, known for its historic church, stone houses, and panoramic views.
- 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: Yōrō Code Target entity description: Yōrō Code was a major 8th-century Japanese ritsuryō legal and administrative code that systematized government structure and social regulations during the Nara period.
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A.
Zakumi
Zakumi is the leopard-themed mascot character created to represent South Africa and embody the spirit of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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B.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi is a city in Japan known for its location in Nara Prefecture and its historical and cultural ties to the ancient Yamato region.
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C.
Nisshoki
Nisshoki, more commonly known as the Hinomaru, is the national flag of Japan featuring a red sun disc centered on a white field.
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D.
Prampram
Prampram is a coastal town in southern Ghana known for its beaches, fishing community, and growing role as a residential and recreational area near Accra.
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E.
Anogi
Anogi is a small traditional mountain village on the Greek island of Ithaca, known for its historic church, stone houses, and panoramic views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative code
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ ritsuryō code ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Yōrō ritsuryō ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | Nara period ⓘ |
| basedOn | Taihō Code ⓘ |
| codified |
corvée labor obligations
ⓘ
duties of officials ⓘ military conscription ⓘ penalties for crimes ⓘ population registration ⓘ ritual and ceremonial norms ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfCompilation | 718 ⓘ |
| eraOfCompilation | Yōrō era ⓘ |
| field | legal history of Japan ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Heian administrative practices ⓘ |
| genre | law code ⓘ |
| governmentTypeSupported | centralized bureaucratic monarchy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ritsu (penal code)
ⓘ
ryō (administrative code) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation of classical Japanese state law
ⓘ
systematized Nara-period state administration ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Daijō-daikan (Great Council of State)
ⓘ
linked to:
Daijō-daikan
various ministries (shō) ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Japanese legal practice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Tang dynasty legal code
ⓘ
linked to:
Tang Code
|
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legalSystem | ritsuryō system ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yōrō era of Emperor Genshō ⓘ |
| partOf |
ritsuryō system of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
ritsuryō system
|
| placeOfCompilation | Nara ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially extant ⓘ |
| promulgatedInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| regulates |
administrative organization
ⓘ
bureaucratic ranks ⓘ civil law ⓘ court rituals ⓘ criminal law ⓘ government structure ⓘ land distribution ⓘ social regulations ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| timeInForce |
Nara period
ⓘ
early Heian period ⓘ
linked to:
Heian period
|
| usedBy |
central government ministries
ⓘ
imperial court of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial court of Japan (historically)
provincial governments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yōrō Code Description of subject: Yōrō Code was a major 8th-century Japanese ritsuryō legal and administrative code that systematized government structure and social regulations during the Nara period.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.