Kido Takayoshi
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Kido Takayoshi was a key Japanese statesman and one of the principal architects of the Meiji Restoration who helped modernize Japan’s political and social systems in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kido Takayoshi canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T493690 — 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: Kido Takayoshi Context triple: [Iwakura Mission, participant, Kido Takayoshi]
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A.
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Ōkubo Toshimichi was a leading Meiji-era Japanese statesman and key architect of the modernization and centralization of Japan after the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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B.
Katō Tomosaburō
Katō Tomosaburō was a prominent early 20th-century Japanese naval officer and statesman who rose to become a leading admiral and later served as Prime Minister of Japan.
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C.
Matsui Iwane
Matsui Iwane was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army best known for commanding Japanese forces during the invasion of China and being held responsible for the Nanjing Massacre, for which he was later convicted and executed as a war criminal.
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D.
Inazo Nitobe
Inazo Nitobe was a Japanese educator, diplomat, and author best known internationally for his book "Bushido: The Soul of Japan" and for his efforts to promote understanding between Japan and the West.
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E.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during 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: Kido Takayoshi Target entity description: Kido Takayoshi was a key Japanese statesman and one of the principal architects of the Meiji Restoration who helped modernize Japan’s political and social systems in the late 19th century.
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A.
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Ōkubo Toshimichi was a leading Meiji-era Japanese statesman and key architect of the modernization and centralization of Japan after the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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B.
Katō Tomosaburō
Katō Tomosaburō was a prominent early 20th-century Japanese naval officer and statesman who rose to become a leading admiral and later served as Prime Minister of Japan.
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C.
Matsui Iwane
Matsui Iwane was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army best known for commanding Japanese forces during the invasion of China and being held responsible for the Nanjing Massacre, for which he was later convicted and executed as a war criminal.
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D.
Inazo Nitobe
Inazo Nitobe was a Japanese educator, diplomat, and author best known internationally for his book "Bushido: The Soul of Japan" and for his efforts to promote understanding between Japan and the West.
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E.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese statesman
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Meiji Restoration leader ⓘ human ⓘ political reformer ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Katsura Kogorō ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1833-08-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hagi, Chōshū Domain
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linked to:
Chōshū Domain
Nagato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
|
| burialPlace |
Kyoto, Japan
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linked to:
Kyoto
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| clan | Chōshū Domain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1877-05-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo
|
| era |
early Meiji period
ⓘ
late Edo period ⓘ |
| familyName | Kido ⓘ |
| givenName | Takayoshi ⓘ |
| heldPosition |
Councilor (sangi) in the early Meiji government
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government minister in the Meiji government ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western political thought
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rangaku (Dutch learning) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abolition of the feudal han system
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leadership in the Meiji Restoration ⓘ modernization of Japan’s political system ⓘ promotion of constitutional government in Japan ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Chōshū Five
ⓘ
Meiji oligarchy ⓘ |
| mentor | Yoshida Shōin ⓘ |
| name | Kido Takayoshi ⓘ |
| nativeName |
木戸孝允
ⓘ
桂小五郎 ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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samurai retainer ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Sonnō jōi movement
ⓘ
linked to:
sonnō jōi movement
overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| policyContribution |
advocated establishment of a national assembly
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supported conscription-based national army ⓘ supported land tax reform ⓘ supported universal education reforms ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| role | key planner of the Satsuma–Chōshū alliance ⓘ |
| socialClass | samurai class ⓘ |
| traveledOn | Iwakura Mission ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Itō Hirobumi
ⓘ
Saigō Takamori ⓘ Yamagata Aritomo ⓘ Ōkubo Toshimichi ⓘ |
| yearOfIwakuraMission | 1871–1873 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kido Takayoshi Description of subject: Kido Takayoshi was a key Japanese statesman and one of the principal architects of the Meiji Restoration who helped modernize Japan’s political and social systems in the late 19th century.
Referenced by (17)
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