Yamato Province
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Yamato Province was an ancient region in Japan that served as the political and cultural heartland of early Japanese civilization and the imperial court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamato Province canonical | 22 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2509259 — 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: Yamato Province Context triple: [Yamato period, capital, Yamato Province]
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A.
Shinano Province
Shinano Province was an old administrative region of Japan, roughly corresponding to modern Nagano Prefecture, known for its mountainous terrain and historical significance.
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B.
Nagato Province
Nagato Province was a former administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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C.
Etchū Province
Etchū Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now Toyama Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
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D.
Kaga Province
Kaga Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture, known for its wealth, powerful feudal domain, and rich cultural traditions.
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E.
Kii Province
Kii Province was a historical region of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula, corresponding largely to present-day Wakayama Prefecture and parts of Mie Prefecture.
- 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: Yamato Province Target entity description: Yamato Province was an ancient region in Japan that served as the political and cultural heartland of early Japanese civilization and the imperial court.
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A.
Shinano Province
Shinano Province was an old administrative region of Japan, roughly corresponding to modern Nagano Prefecture, known for its mountainous terrain and historical significance.
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B.
Nagato Province
Nagato Province was a former administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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C.
Etchū Province
Etchū Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now Toyama Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
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D.
Kaga Province
Kaga Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture, known for its wealth, powerful feudal domain, and rich cultural traditions.
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E.
Kii Province
Kii Province was a historical region of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula, corresponding largely to present-day Wakayama Prefecture and parts of Mie Prefecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical Japanese province ⓘ |
| abolishedInSystem | Meiji prefectural system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial House of Japan
ⓘ
Yamato court ⓘ Yamato polity ⓘ |
| capital | Nara ⓘ |
| classifiedAs |
Yamato-dō region in Gokishichidō
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato region
|
| containsSite |
Asuka historical area
ⓘ
linked to:
Asuka area
Mount Miwa ⓘ Nara Basin ⓘ Yoshino region ⓘ |
| containsTemple |
Hōryū-ji
ⓘ
linked to:
Horyu-ji
Kōfuku-ji ⓘ Tōdai-ji ⓘ Yakushi-ji ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | Nara Prefecture ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| existedBefore | Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Yamato no Kuni ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | name derived from ancient term for Japan itself ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
大和国
ⓘ
linked to:
大和
|
| hasLegacy |
basis for concept of Yamato people
ⓘ
term Yamato used poetically for Japan ⓘ |
| historicalCapital |
Asuka
ⓘ
Fujiwara-kyō ⓘ
linked to:
Fujiwara-kyō site
Heijō-kyō ⓘ
linked to:
Nara
|
| influenced |
early Japanese court culture
ⓘ
formation of Japanese state ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Buddhist temples
ⓘ
early kofun burial mounds ⓘ |
| languageContext | Old Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Kinai region ⓘ
linked to:
Kansai region
|
| neighboringProvince |
Iga Province
ⓘ
Kawachi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Kii Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamashiro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gokishichidō system ⓘ |
| religiousCenter |
Isonokami Shrine
ⓘ
Kasuga Taisha ⓘ Ōmiwa Shrine ⓘ
linked to:
Omiwa Shrine
|
| role |
cultural center of early Japan
ⓘ
heartland of the imperial court ⓘ political center of early Japan ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Asuka period
ⓘ
Kofun period ⓘ Nara period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yamato Province Description of subject: Yamato Province was an ancient region in Japan that served as the political and cultural heartland of early Japanese civilization and the imperial court.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.