Hōjō Tokimasa
E396583
Hōjō Tokimasa was the first shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate and the founding leader of the Hōjō clan’s political dominance in medieval Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hōjō Tokimasa canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3865013 — 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: Hōjō Tokimasa Context triple: [Kamakura period, significantFigure, Hōjō Tokimasa]
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A.
Hōjō Sōun
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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B.
Chōsokabe Motochika
Chōsokabe Motochika was a prominent Sengoku-period daimyō who unified Shikoku under his rule before being subdued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
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C.
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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D.
Toyotomi Tsurumatsu
Toyotomi Tsurumatsu was the short-lived son and heir of Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the late Sengoku period.
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E.
Ōshima Yoshimasa
Ōshima Yoshimasa was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for his leadership during the First Sino-Japanese War, including commanding Japanese forces at the Battle of Seonghwan.
- 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: Hōjō Tokimasa Target entity description: Hōjō Tokimasa was the first shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate and the founding leader of the Hōjō clan’s political dominance in medieval Japan.
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A.
Hōjō Sōun
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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B.
Chōsokabe Motochika
Chōsokabe Motochika was a prominent Sengoku-period daimyō who unified Shikoku under his rule before being subdued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
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C.
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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D.
Toyotomi Tsurumatsu
Toyotomi Tsurumatsu was the short-lived son and heir of Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the late Sengoku period.
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E.
Ōshima Yoshimasa
Ōshima Yoshimasa was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for his leadership during the First Sino-Japanese War, including commanding Japanese forces at the Battle of Seonghwan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese daimyō
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historical figure ⓘ regent ⓘ samurai ⓘ shikken ⓘ |
| activeIn | medieval Japan ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Izu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kamakura ⓘ |
| child |
Hōjō Masako
ⓘ
Hōjō Tokifusa ⓘ Hōjō Yoshitoki ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1138 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1215 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kamakura ⓘ |
| era |
early Kamakura period
ⓘ
Heian period ⓘ
surface form:
late Heian period
|
| familyName | Hōjō ⓘ |
| father | Hōjō Tokikata ⓘ |
| fatherInLawOf | Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Hōjō clan ⓘ |
| givenName | Tokimasa ⓘ |
| governed |
regency of the Hōjō clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Kamakura shogunate
|
| laterName | Saimyōji Tokimasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maternalGrandfatherOf |
Minamoto no Sanetomo
ⓘ
Minamoto no Yoriie ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hōjō clan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acting as regent for Minamoto shōguns
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being the first shikken of the Kamakura shogunate ⓘ establishing Hōjō clan political dominance ⓘ |
| officeContested | de facto ruler of the Kamakura shogunate ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Genpei War ⓘ |
| partOf | Kamakura period ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of the Hōjō clan
ⓘ
regent to the shōgun ⓘ shikken of the Kamakura shogunate ⓘ |
| predecessor | position created ⓘ |
| relative |
Minamoto no Sanetomo
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Minamoto no Yoriie ⓘ Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Izu Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamakura ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | de facto ruler behind the Kamakura shogunate ⓘ |
| spouse | Hōjō no Maki ⓘ |
| successor | Hōjō Yoshitoki ⓘ |
| supported | Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ |
| tookTheTonsure | after retirement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hōjō Tokimasa Description of subject: Hōjō Tokimasa was the first shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate and the founding leader of the Hōjō clan’s political dominance in medieval Japan.
Referenced by (5)
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