Hōjō Sōun
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Hōjō Sōun was a prominent early Sengoku-period daimyō who founded the Later Hōjō clan and established its power base in the Kantō region of Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hōjō Sōun canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2607654 — 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: Hōjō Sōun Context triple: [Sengoku period, hasKeyFigure, Hōjō Sōun]
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A.
Ugaki Kazushige
Ugaki Kazushige was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a prominent imperial administrator during Japan’s pre-World War II expansion.
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B.
Sesshū Tōyō
Sesshū Tōyō was a preeminent Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and ink painter renowned for his powerful monochrome landscapes and profound influence on the development of Japanese ink painting.
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C.
Kakefu
Kakefu is a Japanese surname most notably associated with former professional baseball player Masayuki Kakefu.
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D.
Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori was a powerful 12th-century Japanese warlord and head of the Taira clan who briefly established samurai dominance over the imperial court, setting the stage for the rise of military rule in Japan.
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E.
Kabayama Sukenori
Kabayama Sukenori was a Japanese naval officer and statesman of the Meiji era who became the first Japanese colonial administrator of Taiwan following its cession from Qing China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hōjō Sōun Target entity description: Hōjō Sōun was a prominent early Sengoku-period daimyō who founded the Later Hōjō clan and established its power base in the Kantō region of Japan.
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A.
Ugaki Kazushige
Ugaki Kazushige was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a prominent imperial administrator during Japan’s pre-World War II expansion.
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B.
Sesshū Tōyō
Sesshū Tōyō was a preeminent Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and ink painter renowned for his powerful monochrome landscapes and profound influence on the development of Japanese ink painting.
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C.
Kakefu
Kakefu is a Japanese surname most notably associated with former professional baseball player Masayuki Kakefu.
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D.
Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori was a powerful 12th-century Japanese warlord and head of the Taira clan who briefly established samurai dominance over the imperial court, setting the stage for the rise of military rule in Japan.
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E.
Kabayama Sukenori
Kabayama Sukenori was a Japanese naval officer and statesman of the Meiji era who became the first Japanese colonial administrator of Taiwan following its cession from Qing China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese samurai
ⓘ
Sengoku-period person ⓘ clan founder ⓘ daimyō ⓘ |
| activity |
castle building
ⓘ
land consolidation in eastern Japan ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Late Hōjō clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Later Hōjō clan
|
| associatedWith |
Izu Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odawara Castle ⓘ Sagami Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Odawara Castle ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tōtōmi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Hōjō Ujitsuna ⓘ |
| clan |
Ise clan
ⓘ
Late Hōjō clan ⓘ
surface form:
Later Hōjō clan
|
| controlledRegion |
Izu Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sagami Province NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the Kantō region ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Izu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| familyNameAtBirth | Ise ⓘ |
| founded |
Late Hōjō clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Later Hōjō clan
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the first Sengoku daimyō ⓘ |
| houseStyle |
Late Hōjō clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Later Hōjō clan
|
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterFamilyName | Hōjō ⓘ |
| militaryRank | shugodai ⓘ |
| name |
Hōjō Sōun
self-link
ⓘ
Ise Shinkurō ⓘ |
| nativeName |
伊勢 新九郎
ⓘ
北条 早雲 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Sengoku-period territorial expansion
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establishing Hōjō power in the Kantō region ⓘ founding the Later Hōjō clan ⓘ |
| occupation |
daimyō
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Kantō region
ⓘ
Odawara ⓘ |
| predecessorState |
Ashikaga clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashikaga shogunate
|
| region |
Kantō region
ⓘ
surface form:
Kantō
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| roleInHistory | laid foundations for Hōjō dominance in eastern Japan ⓘ |
| successor | Hōjō Ujitsuna ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Hōjō Sōun Description of subject: Hōjō Sōun was a prominent early Sengoku-period daimyō who founded the Later Hōjō clan and established its power base in the Kantō region of Japan.
Referenced by (2)
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