Minamoto no Toshiko
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Minamoto no Toshiko was a Heian-period Japanese noblewoman of the Minamoto clan, best known as the mother of the influential court noble Fujiwara no Yorinaga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minamoto no Toshiko canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13762210 — 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: Minamoto no Toshiko Context triple: [Fujiwara no Yorinaga, mother, Minamoto no Toshiko]
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A.
Taira no Tokuko
Taira no Tokuko, later known as Kenreimon-in, was an empress consort of Japan and daughter of the powerful Taira clan leader Taira no Kiyomori, remembered for her tragic life amid the clan’s downfall in the Genpei War.
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B.
Fujiwara no Shigeko
Fujiwara no Shigeko was a noblewoman of Japan’s powerful Fujiwara clan who became an imperial consort of Emperor Go-Shirakawa during the late Heian period.
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C.
Fujiwara no Nariko
Fujiwara no Nariko was a prominent Heian-period Japanese noblewoman and consort who became Empress to Emperor Toba and wielded significant political influence through her position at court.
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Fujiwara Shikike
Fujiwara Shikike was one of the four main houses of Japan’s powerful Fujiwara clan, influential in Nara-period court politics and aristocratic society.
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E.
Fujiwara no Miyako
Fujiwara no Miyako was a noblewoman of Japan’s powerful Fujiwara clan who became an imperial consort during the Nara period.
- 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: Minamoto no Toshiko Target entity description: Minamoto no Toshiko was a Heian-period Japanese noblewoman of the Minamoto clan, best known as the mother of the influential court noble Fujiwara no Yorinaga.
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A.
Taira no Tokuko
Taira no Tokuko, later known as Kenreimon-in, was an empress consort of Japan and daughter of the powerful Taira clan leader Taira no Kiyomori, remembered for her tragic life amid the clan’s downfall in the Genpei War.
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B.
Fujiwara no Shigeko
Fujiwara no Shigeko was a noblewoman of Japan’s powerful Fujiwara clan who became an imperial consort of Emperor Go-Shirakawa during the late Heian period.
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C.
Fujiwara no Nariko
Fujiwara no Nariko was a prominent Heian-period Japanese noblewoman and consort who became Empress to Emperor Toba and wielded significant political influence through her position at court.
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D.
Fujiwara Shikike
Fujiwara Shikike was one of the four main houses of Japan’s powerful Fujiwara clan, influential in Nara-period court politics and aristocratic society.
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E.
Fujiwara no Miyako
Fujiwara no Miyako was a noblewoman of Japan’s powerful Fujiwara clan who became an imperial consort during the Nara period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.