Keijō
E584189
Keijō was the Japanese colonial name for Seoul, which served as the administrative center of Japanese-ruled Korea.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keijō canonical | 5 |
| Keijō-fu | 1 |
| Seoul, Joseon | 1 |
| 대한제국 경성부 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6311805 — 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: Keijō Context triple: [Government-General of Korea, capital, Keijō]
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A.
Nara
Nara is an ancient Japanese city renowned for its early role as a national capital, its historic temples, and its culturally significant deer-filled parks.
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B.
Nara
Nara is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Nara people, an ethnic minority primarily living in western Eritrea.
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C.
Pyongyang
Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea, serving as its political, economic, and cultural center.
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D.
Jinju-si
Jinju-si is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, known for its historic Jinju Fortress and the annual Namgang Yudeung (Lantern) Festival.
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E.
Jinju, South Korea
Jinju, South Korea is a historic city in South Gyeongsang Province known for its riverside fortress, role in the Imjin War, and annual lantern festival.
- 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: Keijō Target entity description: Keijō was the Japanese colonial name for Seoul, which served as the administrative center of Japanese-ruled Korea.
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A.
Nara
Nara is an ancient Japanese city renowned for its early role as a national capital, its historic temples, and its culturally significant deer-filled parks.
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B.
Nara
Nara is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Nara people, an ethnic minority primarily living in western Eritrea.
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C.
Pyongyang
Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea, serving as its political, economic, and cultural center.
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D.
Jinju-si
Jinju-si is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, known for its historic Jinju Fortress and the annual Namgang Yudeung (Lantern) Festival.
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E.
Jinju, South Korea
Jinju, South Korea is a historic city in South Gyeongsang Province known for its riverside fortress, role in the Imjin War, and annual lantern festival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative capital
ⓘ
historical city name ⓘ |
| adminCenterOf | Government-General of Korea ⓘ |
| afterEndOfColonialRule | name reverted to Seoul ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Japanese annexation of Korea
ⓘ
Korea’s liberation in 1945 ⓘ end of World War II in Asia ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Japanese-ruled Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
Korea under Japanese rule
|
| category |
Former capitals
ⓘ
History of Seoul ⓘ Japanese occupation of Korea ⓘ
linked to:
Korea under Japanese rule
|
| colonialNameOf | Seoul ⓘ |
| correspondsToModernCity | Seoul ⓘ |
| country | Japanese Korea ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Governor-General of Korea ⓘ |
| hasRole |
economic center
ⓘ
political capital ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
World War II era
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Korea
ⓘ
Seoul ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese colonial empire ⓘ |
| presentDayCapitalOf |
Republic of Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
South Korea
|
| presentDayCountry | South Korea ⓘ |
| region | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Seoul ⓘ |
| romanization |
Keijo
ⓘ
Keijō-fu ⓘ
linked to:
Keijō
|
| servedAs | administrative center of Japanese-ruled Korea ⓘ |
| significance |
center of Japanese administration in Korea
ⓘ
symbol of Japanese colonial rule in Korea ⓘ |
| startTime | 1910 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Japanese colonial period in Korea ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| writingSystem | kanji ⓘ |
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: Keijō Description of subject: Keijō was the Japanese colonial name for Seoul, which served as the administrative center of Japanese-ruled Korea.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Keijō
linked to: Keijō
subject linked to:
Office of the Governor-General
subject linked to:
Office of the Governor-General
linked to: Keijō