Yamagata Aritomo
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Yamagata Aritomo was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese military leader and statesman who helped modernize Japan’s army and twice served as Prime Minister.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamagata Aritomo canonical | 31 |
| 山県有朋 | 2 |
| 山縣有朋 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T328926 — 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: Yamagata Aritomo Context triple: [Imperial Japanese Army, notableCommander, Yamagata Aritomo]
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A.
Shigeru Yoshida
Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and statesman who led Japan’s post–World War II recovery and helped shape its pacifist constitution and pro-Western foreign policy.
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B.
Terauchi Masatake
Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese military officer and statesman who served as the first Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early 20th century.
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C.
Nobusuke Kishi
Nobusuke Kishi was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960 and played a key role in postwar Japan’s political and economic direction.
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D.
Heihachiro Togo
Heihachiro Togo was a famed Japanese admiral best known for leading Japan to victory over Russia at the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.
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E.
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Mamoru Shigemitsu was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as foreign minister and signed Japan’s formal surrender at the end of 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: Yamagata Aritomo Target entity description: Yamagata Aritomo was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese military leader and statesman who helped modernize Japan’s army and twice served as Prime Minister.
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A.
Shigeru Yoshida
Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and statesman who led Japan’s post–World War II recovery and helped shape its pacifist constitution and pro-Western foreign policy.
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B.
Terauchi Masatake
Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese military officer and statesman who served as the first Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early 20th century.
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C.
Nobusuke Kishi
Nobusuke Kishi was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960 and played a key role in postwar Japan’s political and economic direction.
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D.
Heihachiro Togo
Heihachiro Togo was a famed Japanese admiral best known for leading Japan to victory over Russia at the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.
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E.
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Mamoru Shigemitsu was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as foreign minister and signed Japan’s formal surrender at the end of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| awardReceived |
Order of the Chrysanthemum
ⓘ
Order of the Golden Kite ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1838-06-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hagi, Chōshū Domain
ⓘ
linked to:
Chōshū Domain
Nagato Province ⓘ present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Tabuse, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
|
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1922-02-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo
|
| era |
Meiji period
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
Taishō period ⓘ
linked to:
Taisho era
|
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Yamagata ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Aritomo ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| ideology |
conservatism
ⓘ
militarism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chōshū Domain samurai tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Chōshū Domain
Prussian military system ⓘ
linked to:
Prussian military tradition
|
| memberOf | genrō (elder statesmen of Meiji Japan) ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| name | Yamagata Aritomo ⓘ |
| nativeName |
山縣有朋
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamagata Aritomo
|
| nobleTitle | Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
establishment of a Prussian-style general staff system in Japan
ⓘ
introduction of conscription system in Japan ⓘ |
| notableWork | modernization of the Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| occupation |
soldier
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Boshin War
ⓘ
First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the Army General Staff (Japan)
ⓘ
Home Minister of Japan ⓘ Lord President of the Privy Council of Japan ⓘ Minister of War of Japan ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ member of the House of Peers (Japan) ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Kuroda Kiyotaka
ⓘ
Ōkuma Shigenobu ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Itō Hirobumi
ⓘ
Matsukata Masayoshi ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1891-05-06
ⓘ
1900-10-19 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1889-12-24
ⓘ
1898-11-08 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yamagata Aritomo Description of subject: Yamagata Aritomo was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese military leader and statesman who helped modernize Japan’s army and twice served as Prime Minister.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yamagata Aritomo
subject linked to:
Gensui (元帥)
subject linked to:
genrō (elder statesman)
subject linked to:
President of the Privy Council
subject linked to:
Shōka Sonjuku academy