Taihoku
E32628
Taihoku was the Japanese colonial-era name for Taipei, which served as the administrative and political center of Taiwan under Japanese rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taihoku canonical | 5 |
| Taihoku Chō | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T196755 — 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: Taihoku Context triple: [Taiwan under Japanese rule, capital, Taihoku]
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A.
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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B.
Sendagaya
Sendagaya is a neighborhood in Tokyo known for its sports facilities, including the National Stadium, and its proximity to Shinjuku and Harajuku.
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C.
Daikanyama
Daikanyama is a trendy, upscale neighborhood in Tokyo known for its stylish boutiques, cafes, and relaxed, residential atmosphere.
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D.
Higashi Shina Kai
Higashi Shina Kai is the Japanese name for the East China Sea, a marginal sea located between China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula.
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E.
Matsubara
Matsubara is a suburban city in Japan’s Kansai region, located within Osaka Prefecture and forming part of the Osaka metropolitan area.
- 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: Taihoku Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Sendagaya
Sendagaya is a neighborhood in Tokyo known for its sports facilities, including the National Stadium, and its proximity to Shinjuku and Harajuku.
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C.
Daikanyama
Daikanyama is a trendy, upscale neighborhood in Tokyo known for its stylish boutiques, cafes, and relaxed, residential atmosphere.
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D.
Higashi Shina Kai
Higashi Shina Kai is the Japanese name for the East China Sea, a marginal sea located between China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula.
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E.
Matsubara
Matsubara is a suburban city in Japan’s Kansai region, located within Osaka Prefecture and forming part of the Osaka metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era name
ⓘ
former name ⓘ historical city name ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Taihoku Prefecture
ⓘ
Taiwan (under Japanese rule) ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan under Japanese rule
|
| colonialRole | seat of the Governor-General of Taiwan ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Governor-General of Taiwan ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
臺北
ⓘ
linked to:
Taipei, Taiwan
|
| historicalRegion | Japanese Taiwan ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | center of Japanese colonial governance in Taiwan ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Taihoku Prefecture
ⓘ
Taihoku-shū ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
Taiwan Governor-Generalship ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan under Japanese rule
|
| locatedOn |
Taiwan Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Formosa
|
| modernName |
Taipei
ⓘ
linked to:
Taipei, Taiwan
|
| partOf | Japanese colonial empire ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry |
Republic of China (Taiwan)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of China
|
| replacedBy |
Taipei
ⓘ
linked to:
Taipei, Taiwan
|
| romanization | Taihoku ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center of Taiwan under Japanese rule
ⓘ
political center of Taiwan under Japanese rule ⓘ |
| startTime | 1895 ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeEntity |
Taipei City
ⓘ
linked to:
Taipei, Taiwan
|
| timePeriod | Japanese rule in Taiwan ⓘ |
| usedBy | Japanese colonial administration ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Kanji ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taihoku Description of subject: Taihoku was the Japanese colonial-era name for Taipei, which served as the administrative and political center of Taiwan under Japanese rule.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Taihoku