Hachiman
E35555
Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hachiman canonical | 35 |
| Hachiman Daibosatsu | 3 |
| Great Bodhisattva Hachiman | 1 |
| Great God of Hachiman | 1 |
| Hachiman shintai | 1 |
| Yahata no Kami | 1 |
| war god Hachiman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T224318 — 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: Hachiman Context triple: [Shinto, hasDeity, Hachiman]
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A.
Susanoo
Susanoo is a major Shinto storm and sea deity known for his turbulent nature and legendary battle with the serpent Yamata no Orochi.
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B.
Harukichi
Harukichi is a Japanese given name most notably borne by Harukichi Hyakutake, an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II.
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C.
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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D.
Amaterasu
Amaterasu is the Shinto sun goddess and one of the most important deities in Japanese mythology, revered as the divine ancestor of Japan’s imperial line.
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E.
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.
- 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: Hachiman Target entity description: Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
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A.
Susanoo
Susanoo is a major Shinto storm and sea deity known for his turbulent nature and legendary battle with the serpent Yamata no Orochi.
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B.
Harukichi
Harukichi is a Japanese given name most notably borne by Harukichi Hyakutake, an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II.
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C.
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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D.
Amaterasu
Amaterasu is the Shinto sun goddess and one of the most important deities in Japanese mythology, revered as the divine ancestor of Japan’s imperial line.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto deity
ⓘ
kami ⓘ war god ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emperor Ōjin
ⓘ
Empress Jingū ⓘ agriculture ⓘ archery ⓘ fishing ⓘ military victory ⓘ protection of the state ⓘ |
| countryOfCult | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the most widely venerated kami in Japan ⓘ |
| domain |
community safety
ⓘ
state protection ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| epithet |
Great Bodhisattva Hachiman
ⓘ
linked to:
Hachiman
Yahata no Kami ⓘ
linked to:
Hachiman
|
| function |
oracular deity
ⓘ
protector of Buddhist temples ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasShrineType |
Hachiman shrine
ⓘ
linked to:
Iwashimizu Hachimangū
|
| linkedToEvent |
legitimization of imperial rule
ⓘ
protection of the Great Buddha of Tōdai-ji ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter |
Iwashimizu Hachimangū
ⓘ
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū ⓘ Usa Jingū ⓘ |
| numberOfShrines | one of the most numerous shrine cults in Japan ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Minamoto clan
ⓘ
warrior clans ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | bodhisattva in Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| role |
divine protector of Japan
ⓘ
god of war ⓘ protector of the Japanese people ⓘ protector of warriors ⓘ |
| symbol |
bow and arrows
ⓘ
doves ⓘ |
| syncretism |
Hachiman Daibosatsu
ⓘ
linked to:
Hachiman
|
| syncretismWith | Buddhism ⓘ |
| title |
guardian of the imperial house
ⓘ
protector of the realm ⓘ |
| worshipedBy |
Japanese people
ⓘ
samurai ⓘ warriors ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Heian period
ⓘ
Kamakura period ⓘ Nara period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hachiman Description of subject: Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.