ō (prince of the blood)
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ō (prince of the blood) was a title in the Japanese imperial system denoting male members of the imperial family who were of imperial blood but not in the direct line of succession.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ō (prince of the blood) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8887372 — 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: ō (prince of the blood) Context triple: [Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage, distinctFrom, ō (prince of the blood)]
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Kingu
Kingu is a figure in Babylonian mythology, a consort of the goddess Tiamat who is granted the Tablet of Destinies and whose blood is used to create humankind in the Enuma Elish creation epic.
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B.
Prince Toneri
Prince Toneri was an 8th-century Japanese imperial prince and scholar best known for overseeing the compilation of the historical chronicle Nihon Shoki.
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C.
Crown Prince of Hastinapura
The Crown Prince of Hastinapura is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kuru kingdom in the Indian epic Mahabharata, a position held by the ambitious and antagonistic prince Duryodhana.
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D.
Kouaku
Kouaku is one of the small islands that make up the remote Gambier Islands archipelago in French Polynesia.
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E.
Prince Ōtomo
Prince Ōtomo was a Japanese imperial prince of the Asuka period who briefly served as crown prince and de facto ruler before his defeat and death in the Jinshin War of 672.
- 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: ō (prince of the blood) Target entity description: ō (prince of the blood) was a title in the Japanese imperial system denoting male members of the imperial family who were of imperial blood but not in the direct line of succession.
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A.
Kingu
Kingu is a figure in Babylonian mythology, a consort of the goddess Tiamat who is granted the Tablet of Destinies and whose blood is used to create humankind in the Enuma Elish creation epic.
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B.
Prince Toneri
Prince Toneri was an 8th-century Japanese imperial prince and scholar best known for overseeing the compilation of the historical chronicle Nihon Shoki.
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C.
Crown Prince of Hastinapura
The Crown Prince of Hastinapura is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kuru kingdom in the Indian epic Mahabharata, a position held by the ambitious and antagonistic prince Duryodhana.
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D.
Kouaku
Kouaku is one of the small islands that make up the remote Gambier Islands archipelago in French Polynesia.
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E.
Prince Ōtomo
Prince Ōtomo was a Japanese imperial prince of the Asuka period who briefly served as crown prince and de facto ruler before his defeat and death in the Jinshin War of 672.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese noble title
ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ |
| appliesTo | male members of the Japanese imperial family ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Imperial House of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese monarchy ⓘ |
| denotes | princes of imperial blood not in the direct line of succession ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | direct heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne ⓘ |
| excludes |
female members of the imperial family
ⓘ
non-imperial nobility ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| hasAttribute | imperial blood ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
Japanese history
ⓘ
nobility titles ⓘ |
| hasHypernym |
noble rank
ⓘ
prince ⓘ |
| historicalRole | supporting branches of the imperial house ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese court hierarchy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | shinnō (imperial prince) ⓘ |
| relatedTo | succession to the Japanese throne ⓘ |
| status | high-ranking aristocracy ⓘ |
| typeOfSuccessionPosition | collateral imperial line ⓘ |
| usedFor | classification of imperial family members ⓘ |
| usedIn | Japanese imperial system ⓘ |
| writtenInKana | おう ⓘ |
| writtenInRōmaji | ō ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ō (prince of the blood) Description of subject: ō (prince of the blood) was a title in the Japanese imperial system denoting male members of the imperial family who were of imperial blood but not in the direct line of succession.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.