Banryū
E392430
Banryū was a Japanese warship that served in the late Edo period and took part in the Boshin War’s Naval Battle of Hakodate.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3843428 — 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: Banryū Context triple: [Naval Battle of Hakodate, shipInvolved, Banryū]
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A.
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi is a legendary Japanese sword of divine origin, revered as one of the three sacred treasures symbolizing the authority of the Emperor.
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B.
Fujara
The Fujara is a large, overtone-rich Slovak shepherd’s flute traditionally used in folk music and known for its deep, meditative sound.
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C.
Marui
Marui is a Japanese department store and retail company known for its fashion-focused shopping complexes branded with the "OIOI" logo.
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D.
Date Masamune
Date Masamune was a powerful and influential daimyo of Japan’s Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods, famed for his military prowess, distinctive one-eyed appearance, and role in developing the Tōhoku region.
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E.
Unryu
Unryu was a World War II-era Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific Theater.
- 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: Banryū Target entity description: Banryū was a Japanese warship that served in the late Edo period and took part in the Boshin War’s Naval Battle of Hakodate.
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A.
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi is a legendary Japanese sword of divine origin, revered as one of the three sacred treasures symbolizing the authority of the Emperor.
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B.
Fujara
The Fujara is a large, overtone-rich Slovak shepherd’s flute traditionally used in folk music and known for its deep, meditative sound.
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C.
Marui
Marui is a Japanese department store and retail company known for its fashion-focused shopping complexes branded with the "OIOI" logo.
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D.
Date Masamune
Date Masamune was a powerful and influential daimyo of Japan’s Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods, famed for his military prowess, distinctive one-eyed appearance, and role in developing the Tōhoku region.
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E.
Unryu
Unryu was a World War II-era Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific Theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese warship
ⓘ
steam warship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boshin War naval campaigns
ⓘ
linked to:
Naval Battle of Hakodate
Tokugawa navy ⓘ
linked to:
Tokugawa shogunate navy
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| conflictSide |
Edo shogunate navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokugawa shogunate navy
Tokugawa shogunate forces ⓘ
linked to:
Tokugawa shogunate navy
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryDuringService |
Japan (Edo period)
ⓘ
linked to:
Edo period
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Bakumatsu
ⓘ
linked to:
Bakumatsu period reforms
|
| involvedInEvent |
Meiji Restoration conflicts
ⓘ
collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
Ezo
ⓘ
Hakodate NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Japan ⓘ |
| nameScript | kanji ⓘ |
| navalTheater |
Hakodate Bay
ⓘ
Hokkaidō waters ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Edo bakufu
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Hakodate Bay
ⓘ
linked to:
Naval Battle of Hakodate
Naval Battle of Hakodate ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | late Edo period ⓘ |
| usedAs |
naval combat vessel
ⓘ
warship ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Boshin War ⓘ |
| vesselTypeContext | Bakumatsu-era steam warship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Banryū Description of subject: Banryū was a Japanese warship that served in the late Edo period and took part in the Boshin War’s Naval Battle of Hakodate.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Banryū