Hisaichi Terauchi
E74960
Hisaichi Terauchi was a senior Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded Japanese forces in Southeast Asia during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hisaichi Terauchi canonical | 11 |
| Count Hisaichi Terauchi | 1 |
| Terauchi Hisaichi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T517067 — 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: Hisaichi Terauchi Context triple: [Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan, notableCommander, Hisaichi Terauchi]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Ishiwara Kanji
Ishiwara Kanji was a prominent Imperial Japanese Army officer and military strategist best known as a key planner of Japan’s expansion into Manchuria in the early 1930s.
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D.
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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E.
Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese military leader and statesman who helped modernize Japan’s army and twice served as Prime Minister.
- 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: Hisaichi Terauchi Target entity description: Hisaichi Terauchi was a senior Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded Japanese forces in Southeast Asia during World War II.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Ishiwara Kanji
Ishiwara Kanji was a prominent Imperial Japanese Army officer and military strategist best known as a key planner of Japan’s expansion into Manchuria in the early 1930s.
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D.
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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E.
Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese military leader and statesman who helped modernize Japan’s army and twice served as Prime Minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army general
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| appointedBy | Emperor Hirohito ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Golden Kite
ⓘ
Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ Order of the Sacred Treasure ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1879-11-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamaguchi Prefecture
|
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| commanded |
Japanese 2nd Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese Second Army
Japanese 5th Division ⓘ Japanese forces in Southeast Asia ⓘ Southern Expeditionary Army Group ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1946-06-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Malaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Federation of Malaya
|
| diedInCustodyOf | Allied forces ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Army War College (Japan)
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army Academy ⓘ |
| father |
Masatake Terauchi
ⓘ
linked to:
Terauchi Masatake
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| ideology | Japanese militarism ⓘ |
| memberOf | Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Field Marshal
ⓘ
Gensui (Marshal) of the Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryServiceNumber | unknown ⓘ |
| name | Hisaichi Terauchi ⓘ |
| nativeName | 寺内 寿一 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
oversaw Japanese military operations in Southeast Asia during World War II
ⓘ
responsible for campaigns in Malaya, Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Singapore
ⓘ
Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch East Indies campaign
Japanese invasion of French Indochina ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese occupation of French Indochina
Malayan Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Malaya
|
| positionHeld |
Army Minister of Japan
ⓘ
Commander of Japanese forces in Southeast Asia ⓘ Commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group ⓘ Inspector-General of Military Education ⓘ |
| promotedToRank | Field Marshal in 1941 ⓘ |
| serviceYears | 1899–1945 ⓘ |
| surrenderContext | surrender of Japanese forces in Southeast Asia in 1945 ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo |
Louis Mountbatten
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Louis Mountbatten
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hisaichi Terauchi Description of subject: Hisaichi Terauchi was a senior Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded Japanese forces in Southeast Asia during World War II.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.