Ōishi
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Ōishi is the leader of the legendary 47 Ronin, famed in Japanese history and folklore for orchestrating their loyal vendetta.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ōishi Yoshio | 4 |
| Ōishi canonical | 2 |
| Ōishi Kuranosuke | 2 |
| Ōishi Kuranosuke Yoshio | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2939514 — 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: Ōishi Context triple: [47 Ronin, mainCharacter, Ōishi]
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A.
Masaharu
Masaharu is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and is borne by several notable figures in Japanese history and culture.
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B.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Kenjirō
Kenjirō is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and is borne by multiple notable individuals in fields such as sports, arts, and entertainment.
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D.
Kume Kunitake
Kume Kunitake was a Meiji-era Japanese scholar, historian, and statesman best known for documenting the Iwakura Mission’s journey and for his influential writings on Japan’s modernization.
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E.
Harukichi
Harukichi is a Japanese given name most notably borne by Harukichi Hyakutake, an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II.
- 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: Ōishi Target entity description: Ōishi is the leader of the legendary 47 Ronin, famed in Japanese history and folklore for orchestrating their loyal vendetta.
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A.
Masaharu
Masaharu is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and is borne by several notable figures in Japanese history and culture.
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B.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Kenjirō
Kenjirō is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and is borne by multiple notable individuals in fields such as sports, arts, and entertainment.
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D.
Kume Kunitake
Kume Kunitake was a Meiji-era Japanese scholar, historian, and statesman best known for documenting the Iwakura Mission’s journey and for his influential writings on Japan’s modernization.
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E.
Harukichi
Harukichi is a Japanese given name most notably borne by Harukichi Hyakutake, an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese person
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ rōnin ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| allegiance | Akō Domain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ōishi Kuranosuke
ⓘ
linked to:
Ōishi
Ōishi Kuranosuke Yoshio ⓘ
linked to:
Ōishi
Ōishi Yoshio ⓘ
linked to:
Ōishi
|
| basedOn | historical events in the Genroku era ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Sengaku-ji
ⓘ
linked to:
Sengaku-ji Temple
|
| category |
Edo-period samurai
ⓘ
Forty-seven rōnin ⓘ
linked to:
Forty-seven Ronin incident
Japanese folklore characters ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Chūshingura bunraku plays
ⓘ
linked to:
kabuki theater
Chūshingura films ⓘ
linked to:
47 Ronin
Chūshingura kabuki plays ⓘ
linked to:
kabuki theater
|
| employer | Asano Naganori ⓘ |
| era | Edo period ⓘ |
| familyName | Ōishi ⓘ |
| fictionalizedAs | Ōboshi Yuranosuke in Chūshingura ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasGivenName |
Kuranosuke
ⓘ
Yoshio ⓘ |
| hasPartIn |
Chūshingura
ⓘ
linked to:
47 Ronin
|
| honorificTitle | Kuranosuke ⓘ |
| influenced | Japanese concepts of loyalty and bushidō ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| leaderOf |
Forty-seven rōnin
ⓘ
linked to:
Forty-seven Ronin incident
|
| mannerOfDeath | seppuku ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Akō incident
ⓘ
raid on Kira Yoshinaka’s residence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
avenging the death of Asano Naganori
ⓘ
leadership of the Forty-seven rōnin vendetta ⓘ orchestrating a loyal vendetta against Kira Yoshinaka ⓘ symbol of loyalty in Japanese folklore ⓘ |
| notableWork | planning the raid on Kira Yoshinaka’s mansion ⓘ |
| occupation |
karō
ⓘ
samurai ⓘ |
| partOf |
Forty-seven rōnin
ⓘ
linked to:
Forty-seven Ronin incident
|
| positionHeld | chief retainer of Asano Naganori ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | leader of the Akō rōnin vendetta ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
numerous Japanese films
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numerous Japanese literary works ⓘ numerous Japanese theatrical works ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ōishi Description of subject: Ōishi is the leader of the legendary 47 Ronin, famed in Japanese history and folklore for orchestrating their loyal vendetta.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Ōishi
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