Battle of Sekigahara
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The Battle of Sekigahara was a decisive 1600 conflict in Japan that led to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dominance and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, ushering in over two centuries of relative peace.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Sekigahara canonical | 5 |
| Kobayakawa Hideaki defected to Tokugawa side | 1 |
| Sekigahara no Tatakai | 1 |
| Tokugawa–Toyotomi conflict | 1 |
| Toyotomi–Tokugawa rivalry | 1 |
| Wakisaka Yasuharu defected to Tokugawa side | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Sekigahara Context triple: [Siege of Osaka, precededBy, Battle of Sekigahara]
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Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka was a decisive series of battles (1614–1615) in Japan that led to the destruction of the Toyotomi clan and the unchallenged dominance of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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B.
Odawara campaign
The Odawara campaign was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s decisive 1590 military operation against the Hōjō clan that effectively unified Japan under his rule.
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C.
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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D.
Boshin War
The Boshin War was a Japanese civil conflict (1868–1869) between forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate and those supporting the restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Meiji, which led to the end of the shogunate and the modernization of Japan.
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E.
Battle of the Tenaru
The Battle of the Tenaru was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault near Henderson Field, marking a crucial defensive victory in the Pacific Theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Sekigahara Target entity description: The Battle of Sekigahara was a decisive 1600 conflict in Japan that led to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dominance and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, ushering in over two centuries of relative peace.
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A.
Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka was a decisive series of battles (1614–1615) in Japan that led to the destruction of the Toyotomi clan and the unchallenged dominance of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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B.
Odawara campaign
The Odawara campaign was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s decisive 1590 military operation against the Hōjō clan that effectively unified Japan under his rule.
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C.
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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D.
Boshin War
The Boshin War was a Japanese civil conflict (1868–1869) between forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate and those supporting the restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Meiji, which led to the end of the shogunate and the modernization of Japan.
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E.
Battle of the Tenaru
The Battle of the Tenaru was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault near Henderson Field, marking a crucial defensive victory in the Pacific Theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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civil war battle ⓘ decisive battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Sekigahara
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surface form:
Sekigahara no Tatakai
|
| belligerent |
Eastern Army
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Western Army ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Eastern Army approximately 74,000 troops
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Western Army approximately 80,000 troops ⓘ |
| commander |
Fukushima Masanori
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Ishida Mitsunari ⓘ Kobayakawa Hideaki ⓘ Kuroda Nagamasa ⓘ Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ Ukita Hideie ⓘ Ōtani Yoshitsugu ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1600-10-21 ⓘ |
| duration | one day ⓘ |
| era | Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Edo period
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establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1600 in Japan
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Battles involving Japan ⓘ Sengoku period conflicts ⓘ Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gifu Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Mino Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sekigahara ⓘ |
| longTermConsequence |
centralization of political power in Edo
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consolidation of the bakuhan system ⓘ over two centuries of relative peace under Tokugawa rule ⓘ |
| notableDeath |
Shima Sakon
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Ukita Hideie’s forces largely destroyed ⓘ Ōtani Yoshitsugu ⓘ |
| notableDefection |
Battle of Sekigahara
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kobayakawa Hideaki defected to Tokugawa side
Kutsuki Mototsuna defected to Tokugawa side ⓘ Ogawa Suketada defected to Tokugawa side ⓘ Battle of Sekigahara self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wakisaka Yasuharu defected to Tokugawa side
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| partOf | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
Tokugawa Ieyasu
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surface form:
Tokugawa Ieyasu became de facto ruler of Japan
confiscation of lands from Western Army daimyo ⓘ redistribution of fiefs to Tokugawa allies ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent |
death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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power struggle over Toyotomi succession ⓘ |
| result |
Tokugawa victory
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beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ end of the Sengoku period ⓘ establishment of Tokugawa hegemony over Japan ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | morning to afternoon ⓘ |
| year | 1600 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Sekigahara Description of subject: The Battle of Sekigahara was a decisive 1600 conflict in Japan that led to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dominance and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, ushering in over two centuries of relative peace.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kobayakawa Hideaki defected to Tokugawa side
this entity surface form:
Wakisaka Yasuharu defected to Tokugawa side
this entity surface form:
Sekigahara no Tatakai
this entity surface form:
Tokugawa–Toyotomi conflict