Iga Province
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Iga Province was a historical region of Japan, in present-day Mie Prefecture, famed as the birthplace of the poet Matsuo Bashō and as a center of ninja (shinobi) culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iga Province canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4105748 — 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: Iga Province Context triple: [Matsuo Bashō, birthPlace, Iga Province]
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A.
Jiwaka Province
Jiwaka Province is a landlocked province in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea, known for its fertile valleys, coffee production, and diverse indigenous cultures.
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B.
Omasuyos Province
Omasuyos Province is an administrative subdivision in western Bolivia known for its location near Lake Titicaca and its predominantly Aymara indigenous population.
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C.
Geita Region
Geita Region is an administrative region in northwestern Tanzania, known for its significant gold mining activities and proximity to Lake Victoria.
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D.
Aroma Province
Aroma Province is an administrative subdivision located within the La Paz Department of Bolivia, known for its rural communities and highland Andean landscapes.
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E.
Kaga Province
Kaga Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture, known for its wealth, powerful feudal domain, and rich cultural traditions.
- 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: Iga Province Target entity description: Iga Province was a historical region of Japan, in present-day Mie Prefecture, famed as the birthplace of the poet Matsuo Bashō and as a center of ninja (shinobi) culture.
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A.
Jiwaka Province
Jiwaka Province is a landlocked province in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea, known for its fertile valleys, coffee production, and diverse indigenous cultures.
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B.
Omasuyos Province
Omasuyos Province is an administrative subdivision in western Bolivia known for its location near Lake Titicaca and its predominantly Aymara indigenous population.
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C.
Geita Region
Geita Region is an administrative region in northwestern Tanzania, known for its significant gold mining activities and proximity to Lake Victoria.
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D.
Aroma Province
Aroma Province is an administrative subdivision located within the La Paz Department of Bolivia, known for its rural communities and highland Andean landscapes.
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E.
Kaga Province
Kaga Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture, known for its wealth, powerful feudal domain, and rich cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical province of Japan ⓘ |
| abolishedBy |
Meiji government
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji oligarchy
|
| associatedWith | Iga ikki (local leagues) ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Oda Nobunaga ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ise Province
ⓘ
Yamashiro Province ⓘ Yamato Province ⓘ Ōmi Province ⓘ |
| capital | Ueno ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | part of present-day Mie Prefecture ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
haiku tradition linked to Matsuo Bashō
ⓘ
ninjutsu schools ⓘ |
| culturalSymbol | ninja imagery in modern tourism ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
Edo period
ⓘ
Sengoku period ⓘ |
| famousFor |
birthplace of Matsuo Bashō
ⓘ
ninja culture ⓘ shinobi ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Iga no Kuni
ⓘ
Iga-kuni ⓘ |
| hasModernSuccessor |
Iga City
ⓘ
linked to:
Iga
|
| hasNotableCity |
Iga
ⓘ
Ueno (Iga Ueno) ⓘ
linked to:
Ueno
|
| hasNotableClan | local ninja families ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Matsuo Bashō ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite |
Iga Ueno Castle
ⓘ
Iga-ryū Ninja Museum ⓘ
linked to:
Iga-ryu Ninja Museum
|
| historicalRegionOf | Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Iga-ryū ninjutsu
ⓘ
linked to:
Iga-ryu ninjutsu
|
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Kansai region ⓘ |
| modernUse |
tourist destination for Bashō-related sites
ⓘ
tourist destination for ninja culture ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Tenshō Iga War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tōkaidō circuit (historical classification)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tōkaidō
|
| politicalStructure | strong local warrior autonomy ⓘ |
| presentIn | Mie Prefecture ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | part of Mie Prefecture ⓘ |
| strategicRole | buffer zone between major feudal domains ⓘ |
| terrain |
basin
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| wasAbolishedIn |
Meiji period
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iga Province Description of subject: Iga Province was a historical region of Japan, in present-day Mie Prefecture, famed as the birthplace of the poet Matsuo Bashō and as a center of ninja (shinobi) culture.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.