Daijō-daikan
E617580
Daijō-daikan was the highest central administrative office of Japan’s imperial government, overseeing state affairs and bureaucracy in the classical ritsuryō system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daijō-daikan canonical | 2 |
| Daijō-daikan (Great Council of State) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6766128 — 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: Daijō-daikan Context triple: [Imperial court of Japan, administrativeBody, Daijō-daikan]
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A.
Kenmu Restoration
The Kenmu Restoration was a brief 14th-century attempt by Emperor Go-Daigo to restore direct imperial rule in Japan, which ultimately collapsed and led to the establishment of the Ashikaga shogunate.
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B.
Shikinen Sengū
Shikinen Sengū is the periodic ritual rebuilding and renewal of Shinto shrine structures, most famously practiced at Ise Grand Shrine every 20 years to preserve spiritual purity and traditional craftsmanship.
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C.
Bunkachō
Bunkachō is Japan’s national government agency responsible for promoting, preserving, and administering the country’s cultural affairs and heritage.
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D.
Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
The Ishiyama Hongan-ji War was a protracted late-16th-century conflict in Japan between the militant Ikkō-ikki sect based at the Ishiyama Hongan-ji temple fortress and the forces of warlord Oda Nobunaga, emblematic of the intense religious and political struggles of the Sengoku period.
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E.
Rikitea
Rikitea is the principal village and administrative hub of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia, known for its lagoon setting and pearl-farming activities.
- 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: Daijō-daikan Target entity description: Daijō-daikan was the highest central administrative office of Japan’s imperial government, overseeing state affairs and bureaucracy in the classical ritsuryō system.
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A.
Kenmu Restoration
The Kenmu Restoration was a brief 14th-century attempt by Emperor Go-Daigo to restore direct imperial rule in Japan, which ultimately collapsed and led to the establishment of the Ashikaga shogunate.
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B.
Shikinen Sengū
Shikinen Sengū is the periodic ritual rebuilding and renewal of Shinto shrine structures, most famously practiced at Ise Grand Shrine every 20 years to preserve spiritual purity and traditional craftsmanship.
-
C.
Bunkachō
Bunkachō is Japan’s national government agency responsible for promoting, preserving, and administering the country’s cultural affairs and heritage.
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D.
Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
The Ishiyama Hongan-ji War was a protracted late-16th-century conflict in Japan between the militant Ikkō-ikki sect based at the Ishiyama Hongan-ji temple fortress and the forces of warlord Oda Nobunaga, emblematic of the intense religious and political struggles of the Sengoku period.
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E.
Rikitea
Rikitea is the principal village and administrative hub of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia, known for its lagoon setting and pearl-farming activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central administrative office
ⓘ
government office ⓘ imperial Japanese institution ⓘ |
| administrativeStructure | highest central administrative office under ritsuryō law ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Japanese imperial government
ⓘ
Yamato court ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| category | Japanese historical government office ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | classical Japanese court culture ⓘ |
| governingBody | council of high officials ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive ⓘ |
| governmentDomain | imperial court administration ⓘ |
| governmentForm | centralized bureaucracy ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative coordination
ⓘ
policy deliberation ⓘ supervision of officials ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
central ministries
ⓘ
provincial administration (indirectly) ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordination of ministries
ⓘ
oversight of state affairs ⓘ supervision of central bureaucracy ⓘ |
| headedBy | Daijō-daijin ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | core organ of early Japanese imperial state ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Chinese Tang administrative models ⓘ |
| legalBasis | ritsuryō codes ⓘ |
| legalSystem | ritsuryō law code ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Heian-kyō
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto
Heijō-kyō ⓘ
linked to:
Nara
|
| oversees |
civil administration
ⓘ
fiscal administration ⓘ implementation of imperial policies ⓘ military administration ⓘ state administration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Daijō-kan
ⓘ
ritsuryō system ⓘ |
| replacedBy | later shogunate administrative structures ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Daijō-kan
ⓘ
ritsuryō state ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | classical Japan ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Heian period
ⓘ
Nara period ⓘ |
| writingSystem | kanji ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daijō-daikan Description of subject: Daijō-daikan was the highest central administrative office of Japan’s imperial government, overseeing state affairs and bureaucracy in the classical ritsuryō system.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.