Kaiten
E392429
Kaiten was a Japanese warship that took part in the late-19th-century Boshin War naval engagements, including the Battle of Hakodate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaiten canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3843427 — 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: Kaiten Context triple: [Naval Battle of Hakodate, shipInvolved, Kaiten]
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A.
Kadina
Kadina is a historic copper mining town and one of the main commercial centers on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.
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B.
Kykuit
Kykuit is a historic Rockefeller family estate and grand mansion known for its architecture, art collections, and landscaped gardens overlooking the Hudson River in New York.
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C.
Damkina
Damkina is a Mesopotamian earth and mother goddess, best known as the consort of the god Enki (Ea) and mother of the Babylonian chief god Marduk.
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D.
Rairi
Rairi is the historical name of Raigad Fort, a prominent hill fort in Maharashtra, India, closely associated with the Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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E.
Karlani
Karlani is one of the principal Pashtun tribal confederations, encompassing numerous tribes primarily located in eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
- 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: Kaiten Target entity description: Kaiten was a Japanese warship that took part in the late-19th-century Boshin War naval engagements, including the Battle of Hakodate.
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A.
Kadina
Kadina is a historic copper mining town and one of the main commercial centers on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.
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B.
Kykuit
Kykuit is a historic Rockefeller family estate and grand mansion known for its architecture, art collections, and landscaped gardens overlooking the Hudson River in New York.
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C.
Damkina
Damkina is a Mesopotamian earth and mother goddess, best known as the consort of the god Enki (Ea) and mother of the Babylonian chief god Marduk.
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D.
Rairi
Rairi is the historical name of Raigad Fort, a prominent hill fort in Maharashtra, India, closely associated with the Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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E.
Karlani
Karlani is one of the principal Pashtun tribal confederations, encompassing numerous tribes primarily located in eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese warship
ⓘ
steam warship ⓘ |
| armedWith | naval artillery ⓘ |
| conflict | Boshin War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Bakumatsu
ⓘ
linked to:
Bakumatsu period reforms
Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| involvedIn | late-19th-century Japanese civil war naval operations ⓘ |
| locationDuringBattle | Hakodate ⓘ |
| navalEngagement |
Battle of Hakodate
ⓘ
linked to:
Naval Battle of Hakodate
|
| notableFor |
participation in Boshin War naval engagements
ⓘ
service in the Battle of Hakodate ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Ezo Republic navy
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Hakodate
ⓘ
linked to:
Naval Battle of Hakodate
Boshin War ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam-powered ⓘ |
| role |
combat vessel
ⓘ
warship in civil conflict ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | late 19th century ⓘ |
| shipType | warship ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Hakodate Bay
ⓘ
Japanese coastal waters ⓘ |
| usedByFaction |
Ezo Republic forces
ⓘ
Tokugawa loyalists ⓘ
linked to:
Tokugawa clan
|
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: Kaiten Description of subject: Kaiten was a Japanese warship that took part in the late-19th-century Boshin War naval engagements, including the Battle of Hakodate.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.