Yamato clan
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The Yamato clan was the dominant ruling family of early Japan that laid the foundations of the imperial line and centralized state during the formative centuries of Japanese history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamato dynasty | 3 |
| Heishi clan | 1 |
| Yamato clan canonical | 1 |
| Yamato clans | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2509262 — 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.
Target entity: Yamato clan Context triple: [Yamato period, hasRulingClan, Yamato clan]
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A.
Minamoto clan
The Minamoto clan was one of the most powerful and influential samurai lineages in Japanese history, instrumental in the rise of the shogunate and warrior rule.
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B.
Maeda clan
The Maeda clan was a powerful samurai family of the Sengoku and Edo periods, best known as one of the wealthiest and most influential daimyo houses under the Tokugawa shogunate.
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C.
Toyotomi clan
The Toyotomi clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence in the late 16th century under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified much of Japan before the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Higashikuni-no-miya family
The Higashikuni-no-miya family was a collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family, established in the early 20th century and notable for its close ties to the main imperial line.
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E.
Uesugi clan
The Uesugi clan was a powerful samurai family in Japan, most famous for warlord Uesugi Kenshin and its influential role in the Sengoku period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yamato clan Target entity description: The Yamato clan was the dominant ruling family of early Japan that laid the foundations of the imperial line and centralized state during the formative centuries of Japanese history.
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A.
Minamoto clan
The Minamoto clan was one of the most powerful and influential samurai lineages in Japanese history, instrumental in the rise of the shogunate and warrior rule.
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B.
Maeda clan
The Maeda clan was a powerful samurai family of the Sengoku and Edo periods, best known as one of the wealthiest and most influential daimyo houses under the Tokugawa shogunate.
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C.
Toyotomi clan
The Toyotomi clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence in the late 16th century under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified much of Japan before the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Higashikuni-no-miya family
The Higashikuni-no-miya family was a collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family, established in the early 20th century and notable for its close ties to the main imperial line.
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E.
Uesugi clan
The Uesugi clan was a powerful samurai family in Japan, most famous for warlord Uesugi Kenshin and its influential role in the Sengoku period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese clan
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ruling dynasty ⓘ |
| adoptedReligion | Buddhism in 6th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kofun burial mounds
ⓘ
keyhole-shaped tombs ⓘ |
| capital |
Asuka
ⓘ
Nara Prefecture ⓘ
surface form:
Nara region
|
| centralized |
court rituals
ⓘ
military authority ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| claimedDescentFrom |
Amaterasu
ⓘ
surface form:
sun goddess Amaterasu
|
| conflictedWith | local uji clans ⓘ |
| coreTerritory | Nara Basin ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endTime | 7th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yamato people ⓘ |
| expandedInfluenceOver |
Honshu
ⓘ
northern Kyushu ⓘ |
| governmentForm | chiefdom confederation ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Old Japanese ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | earliest historically attested ruling house of Japan ⓘ |
| implemented | Taika Reforms ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese civilization
ⓘ
Korean kingdoms ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adopting Chinese-style institutions
ⓘ
establishing early imperial authority ⓘ unifying powerful regional clans ⓘ |
| laidFoundationFor |
Imperial House of Japan
ⓘ
centralized Japanese state ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Classical Chinese (for official documents) ⓘ |
| legacy | basis of continuous Japanese imperial line ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy | mythological descent from kami ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
surface form:
Kinai region
Yamato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Yamato polity ⓘ |
| regionControlled | western Japan ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| role |
dominant ruling family of early Japan
ⓘ
foundational imperial house of Japan ⓘ |
| startTime | 3rd century ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Imperial House of Japan ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Yamato period
ⓘ
surface form:
Asuka period
Kofun period ⓘ |
| usedScript | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
Tennō
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Ōkimi ⓘ |
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Subject: Yamato clan Description of subject: The Yamato clan was the dominant ruling family of early Japan that laid the foundations of the imperial line and centralized state during the formative centuries of Japanese history.
Referenced by (6)
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