Kobayakawa clan
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The Kobayakawa clan was a prominent samurai family of western Japan, influential in the Sengoku period and later known for the pivotal role of Kobayakawa Hideaki at the Battle of Sekigahara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kobayakawa clan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11986574 — 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: Kobayakawa clan Context triple: [Mōri Motonari, usedDiplomacyWith, Kobayakawa clan]
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A.
Ōuchi clan
The Ōuchi clan was a powerful samurai family of western Japan that dominated trade, politics, and culture in the Chūgoku region during the Muromachi period.
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B.
Nagao clan
The Nagao clan was a prominent samurai family in Japan’s Sengoku period, best known as the original family of the famed warlord Uesugi Kenshin before his adoption into the Uesugi clan.
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C.
Kikkawa clan
The Kikkawa clan was a prominent samurai family in western Japan that became closely allied with and eventually absorbed into the powerful Mōri clan during the Sengoku period.
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D.
Shimada Clan
The Shimada Clan is a powerful and traditional Japanese crime family in the Overwatch universe, known for its mastery of ninjutsu and archery and for being the birthplace of the brothers Genji and Hanzo.
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E.
Amago clan
The Amago clan was a powerful samurai family that controlled much of the Chūgoku region during Japan’s Sengoku period before being defeated by rival warlords.
- 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: Kobayakawa clan Target entity description: The Kobayakawa clan was a prominent samurai family of western Japan, influential in the Sengoku period and later known for the pivotal role of Kobayakawa Hideaki at the Battle of Sekigahara.
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A.
Ōuchi clan
The Ōuchi clan was a powerful samurai family of western Japan that dominated trade, politics, and culture in the Chūgoku region during the Muromachi period.
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B.
Nagao clan
The Nagao clan was a prominent samurai family in Japan’s Sengoku period, best known as the original family of the famed warlord Uesugi Kenshin before his adoption into the Uesugi clan.
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C.
Kikkawa clan
The Kikkawa clan was a prominent samurai family in western Japan that became closely allied with and eventually absorbed into the powerful Mōri clan during the Sengoku period.
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D.
Shimada Clan
The Shimada Clan is a powerful and traditional Japanese crime family in the Overwatch universe, known for its mastery of ninjutsu and archery and for being the birthplace of the brothers Genji and Hanzo.
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E.
Amago clan
The Amago clan was a powerful samurai family that controlled much of the Chūgoku region during Japan’s Sengoku period before being defeated by rival warlords.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese clan
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samurai clan ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
NERFINISHED
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Edo period ⓘ Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Mōri clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokugawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Inland Sea naval power ⓘ |
| associatedWithWaterForcesOf | Mōri navy GENERATED ⓘ |
| baseOfPower |
Aki Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bingo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Chikuzen Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Mōri clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Kobayakawa Hideaki
NERFINISHED
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Kobayakawa Takakage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| crest | mon featuring three fans (mitsubigasa) or variations thereof ⓘ |
| dissolution | early Edo period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese ⓘ |
| governedDomain |
Chikugo-Nakatsu domain
NERFINISHED
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Chikuzen-Najima domain NERFINISHED ⓘ Mihara domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadCadetBranch |
Numata-Kobayakawa line
NERFINISHED
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Takehara-Kobayakawa line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle | daimyō ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
influential in western Japan
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prominent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
maritime control of the Seto Inland Sea
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naval warfare ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lostMainLineWithDeathOf | Kobayakawa Hideaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedLineageWith | Mōri clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Kobayakawa Hideaki
NERFINISHED
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Kobayakawa Masakage NERFINISHED ⓘ Kobayakawa Shigehira NERFINISHED ⓘ Kobayakawa Takakage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Aki Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentHouse | Mōri clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Sekigahara
NERFINISHED
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Korean invasions of 1592–1598 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedPivotalRoleIn | Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyAffiliatedWith | Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass |
buke
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samurai ⓘ |
| supportedSideAtSekigahara | Tokugawa Ieyasu GENERATED ⓘ |
| switchedSidesAt | Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kobayakawa clan Description of subject: The Kobayakawa clan was a prominent samurai family of western Japan, influential in the Sengoku period and later known for the pivotal role of Kobayakawa Hideaki at the Battle of Sekigahara.
Referenced by (1)
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