Sesshō
E405711
Sesshō was the powerful regent position in Japan’s imperial court, exercised on behalf of a child emperor and historically dominated by the Fujiwara clan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sesshō canonical | 7 |
| Regent of Japan | 1 |
| Sesshō and Kampaku (regent) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4014858 — 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: Sesshō Context triple: [Fujiwara no Michinaga, positionHeld, Sesshō]
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A.
Prince of Japan
The Prince of Japan is a hereditary title traditionally held by male members of the Japanese imperial family who stand in close relation to the reigning Emperor and perform official and ceremonial duties on behalf of the monarchy.
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B.
Rikugun Daijin
Rikugun Daijin was the title of the Japanese Army Minister, a key cabinet position overseeing the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II.
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C.
Emperor of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is the hereditary monarch and ceremonial head of state of Japan, serving as a symbolic figurehead under the country’s constitutional monarchy.
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D.
Tennō
Tennō is the Japanese term for the Emperor of Japan, regarded as the ceremonial and symbolic monarch and, in tradition, a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
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E.
Daijō-daijin
Daijō-daijin was the highest ministerial post in Japan’s ancient imperial government, effectively serving as the head of the Daijō-kan (Great Council of State) under the ritsuryō system.
- 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: Sesshō Target entity description: Sesshō was the powerful regent position in Japan’s imperial court, exercised on behalf of a child emperor and historically dominated by the Fujiwara clan.
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A.
Prince of Japan
The Prince of Japan is a hereditary title traditionally held by male members of the Japanese imperial family who stand in close relation to the reigning Emperor and perform official and ceremonial duties on behalf of the monarchy.
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B.
Rikugun Daijin
Rikugun Daijin was the title of the Japanese Army Minister, a key cabinet position overseeing the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II.
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C.
Emperor of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is the hereditary monarch and ceremonial head of state of Japan, serving as a symbolic figurehead under the country’s constitutional monarchy.
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D.
Tennō
Tennō is the Japanese term for the Emperor of Japan, regarded as the ceremonial and symbolic monarch and, in tradition, a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
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E.
Daijō-daijin
Daijō-daijin was the highest ministerial post in Japan’s ancient imperial government, effectively serving as the head of the Daijō-kan (Great Council of State) under the ritsuryō system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese court title
ⓘ
regent position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Yamato dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Court of Japan
|
| associatedWithClan | Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Yamato dynasty ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese imperial institutions
ⓘ
historical political offices ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| customaryHolder |
Fujiwara clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Fujiwara regent line
|
| differsFrom | Kampaku ⓘ |
| exercisedOnBehalfOf |
child emperor
ⓘ
minor emperor ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction |
imperial administration
ⓘ
regency ⓘ |
| governs | affairs of state for the emperor ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | court office ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief advisor to the emperor
ⓘ
regent ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
maintain continuity of imperial rule
ⓘ
protect interests of the imperial house ⓘ |
| historicallyDominatedBy | Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | hereditary in practice under Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableHolderClan |
Fujiwara no Michinaga
ⓘ
Fujiwara no Mototsune ⓘ |
| officeHierarchyLevel | highest regent office ⓘ |
| partOf | Ritsuryō system of government ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn |
Imperial court of Japan (historically)
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese imperial court
|
| relatedPosition | Kampaku ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority |
civil administration
ⓘ
court politics ⓘ |
| seat | Kyoto ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | imperial appointment ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Heian period
ⓘ
classical Japan ⓘ |
| transliteration | Sessho ⓘ |
| typeOfPower | de facto political authority ⓘ |
| usedBy | aristocratic regent families ⓘ |
| usedFor | governing in place of an underage emperor ⓘ |
| writingSystem | kanji ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sesshō Description of subject: Sesshō was the powerful regent position in Japan’s imperial court, exercised on behalf of a child emperor and historically dominated by the Fujiwara clan.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Imperial court of Japan
this entity surface form:
Regent of Japan
this entity surface form:
Sesshō and Kampaku (regent)