Kobayakawa Takakage
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Kobayakawa Takakage was a prominent Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and naval commander, known for his service under the Mōri clan and later Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kobayakawa Takakage canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11986562 — 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 Takakage Context triple: [Mōri Motonari, child, Kobayakawa Takakage]
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Maeda Toshiie
Maeda Toshiie was a prominent Sengoku-period samurai and daimyo who rose from Oda Nobunaga’s retainer to become the powerful lord of Kaga Province and head of the influential Maeda clan.
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B.
Azai Nagamasa
Azai Nagamasa was a Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō known for his alliance and later conflict with Oda Nobunaga, as well as for being the husband of Nobunaga’s sister Oichi.
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C.
Katō Kiyomasa
Katō Kiyomasa was a prominent Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and military leader renowned for his fierce samurai discipline, castle-building expertise, and major role in Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s campaigns, including the invasions of Korea.
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D.
Konishi Yukinaga
Konishi Yukinaga was a prominent late Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and Christian convert who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a leading commander during the Imjin War against Korea.
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E.
Ishida Mitsunari
Ishida Mitsunari was a prominent late Sengoku-period samurai and daimyō who led the Western Army against Tokugawa Ieyasu in the decisive Battle of Sekigahara, ultimately paving the way for the Tokugawa shogunate.
- 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 Takakage Target entity description: Kobayakawa Takakage was a prominent Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and naval commander, known for his service under the Mōri clan and later Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
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A.
Maeda Toshiie
Maeda Toshiie was a prominent Sengoku-period samurai and daimyo who rose from Oda Nobunaga’s retainer to become the powerful lord of Kaga Province and head of the influential Maeda clan.
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B.
Azai Nagamasa
Azai Nagamasa was a Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō known for his alliance and later conflict with Oda Nobunaga, as well as for being the husband of Nobunaga’s sister Oichi.
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C.
Katō Kiyomasa
Katō Kiyomasa was a prominent Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and military leader renowned for his fierce samurai discipline, castle-building expertise, and major role in Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s campaigns, including the invasions of Korea.
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D.
Konishi Yukinaga
Konishi Yukinaga was a prominent late Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and Christian convert who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a leading commander during the Imjin War against Korea.
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E.
Ishida Mitsunari
Ishida Mitsunari was a prominent late Sengoku-period samurai and daimyō who led the Western Army against Tokugawa Ieyasu in the decisive Battle of Sekigahara, ultimately paving the way for the Tokugawa shogunate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese daimyō
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Sengoku-period person ⓘ naval commander ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| adoptedFromClan | Kobayakawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptiveFather | Kobayakawa Okitsune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegianceShift | later served Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Aki Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1533 ⓘ |
| brother |
Kikkawa Motoharu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mōri Takamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clan |
Kobayakawa clan
NERFINISHED
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Mōri clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Hiroshima area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1597 ⓘ |
| domain |
Numata in Aki Province
NERFINISHED
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Setouchi maritime region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kobayakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Mōri Motonari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Takakage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th-century Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
naval warfare in the Inland Sea
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service to Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ service to the Mōri clan ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Mōri clan
NERFINISHED
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Toyotomi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Kikkawa Motoharu
NERFINISHED
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Mōri Motonari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Miyajima
NERFINISHED
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Korean invasions of 1592–1598 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mōri–Ōuchi conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi campaigns in Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | head of the Kobayakawa clan ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Chūgoku region
NERFINISHED
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Seto Inland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Mōri Motonari
NERFINISHED
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Mōri Terumoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | controlled maritime routes in the Inland Sea ⓘ |
| successorClanHead | Kobayakawa Hideaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | daimyō ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kobayakawa Takakage Description of subject: Kobayakawa Takakage was a prominent Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and naval commander, known for his service under the Mōri clan and later Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Referenced by (1)
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