Prince Asaka Yasuhiko
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Prince Asaka Yasuhiko was a Japanese imperial family member and army general who played a leading role in Japan’s military operations in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the atrocities committed at Nanjing.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prince Asaka Yasuhiko canonical | 14 |
| Prince Asaka Takahiko | 3 |
| Prince Asaka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T233571 — 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: Prince Asaka Yasuhiko Context triple: [Nanjing Massacre, commanderOfPerpetrators, Prince Asaka Yasuhiko]
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A.
Prince Hisahito
Prince Hisahito is a Japanese imperial family member and the only grandson of Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, widely regarded as a key future heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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B.
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino, is the younger brother and heir presumptive to Emperor Naruhito of Japan and a senior member of the Japanese imperial family.
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C.
Yoshihito
Yoshihito was the 123rd Emperor of Japan, whose reign from 1912 to 1926 is known as the Taishō era, marked by political liberalization and cultural modernization.
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D.
Naruhito
Naruhito is the Emperor of Japan and the symbolic head of state of the country.
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E.
Prince Masahito, Prince Hitachi
Prince Masahito, Prince Hitachi is a member of the Japanese imperial family and the younger brother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, known for his work in cancer research and public service.
- 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: Prince Asaka Yasuhiko Target entity description: Prince Asaka Yasuhiko was a Japanese imperial family member and army general who played a leading role in Japan’s military operations in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the atrocities committed at Nanjing.
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A.
Prince Hisahito
Prince Hisahito is a Japanese imperial family member and the only grandson of Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, widely regarded as a key future heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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B.
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino, is the younger brother and heir presumptive to Emperor Naruhito of Japan and a senior member of the Japanese imperial family.
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C.
Yoshihito
Yoshihito was the 123rd Emperor of Japan, whose reign from 1912 to 1926 is known as the Taishō era, marked by political liberalization and cultural modernization.
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D.
Naruhito
Naruhito is the Emperor of Japan and the symbolic head of state of the country.
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E.
Prince Masahito, Prince Hitachi
Prince Masahito, Prince Hitachi is a member of the Japanese imperial family and the younger brother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, known for his work in cancer research and public service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army general
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Japanese prince ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Japanese imperial family ⓘ |
| allegiance | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| associatedWith | war crimes committed by Japanese forces in Nanjing ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery
ⓘ
linked to:
Musashi Imperial Mausolea Complex
|
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child |
Prince Asaka Takahiko
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linked to:
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko
Princess Asaka Kikuko ⓘ
linked to:
Princess Nobuko
Princess Asaka Kiyoko ⓘ
linked to:
Princess Nobuko
Princess Asaka Noriko ⓘ
linked to:
Princess Nobuko
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| conflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
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linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Empire of Japan
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linked to:
Japan
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| dateOfBirth | 1887-10-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-04-12 ⓘ |
| education |
Imperial Japanese Army Academy
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École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji period
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linked to:
Meiji era
Shōwa period ⓘ
linked to:
Showa era
Taishō period ⓘ
linked to:
Taisho era
|
| familyName | Asaka ⓘ |
| father | Prince Kuni Asahiko ⓘ |
| givenName | Yasuhiko ⓘ |
| house | House of Asaka ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| lostImperialStatus | 1947 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Imperial House of Japan ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| mother | Nishimura Takeko ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Prince of Asaka ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Nanjing Massacre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command responsibility during the capture of Nanjing in 1937
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senior imperial family role in the Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| notableResidence | Asaka residence in Tokyo ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Japanese military operations in China ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kyoto, Japan
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linked to:
Kyoto
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| placeOfDeath |
Tokyo, Japan
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linked to:
Tokyo
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| positionHeld | commander of Japanese forces attacking Nanjing ⓘ |
| postwarStatus | not prosecuted by Allied authorities after World War II ⓘ |
| receivedTitle | Prince Asaka (1906) ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| residence |
Tokyo, Japan
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linked to:
Tokyo
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Empress Kōjun ⓘ |
| spouse | Princess Nobuko ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prince Asaka Yasuhiko Description of subject: Prince Asaka Yasuhiko was a Japanese imperial family member and army general who played a leading role in Japan’s military operations in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the atrocities committed at Nanjing.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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