Taira no Tokuko
E444616
Taira no Tokuko, later known as Kenreimon-in, was an empress consort of Japan and daughter of the powerful Taira clan leader Taira no Kiyomori, remembered for her tragic life amid the clan’s downfall in the Genpei War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taira no Tokuko canonical | 2 |
| Taira no Tokiko | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4254745 — 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: Taira no Tokuko Context triple: [Taira no Kiyomori, child, Taira no Tokuko]
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A.
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime was a Japanese imperial princess of the Arisugawa-no-miya house and a member of the broader Japanese Imperial Family in the late Edo to early Meiji period.
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B.
Fujiwara no Otomuro
Fujiwara no Otomuro was a noblewoman of Japan’s powerful Fujiwara clan who became an empress consort during the early Heian period.
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C.
Fujiwara no Inshi
Fujiwara no Inshi was a noblewoman of Japan's powerful Fujiwara clan who served as a consort of Emperor Daigo and the mother of several imperial children.
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D.
Fujiwara no Michikane
Fujiwara no Michikane was a Heian-period Japanese court noble of the powerful Fujiwara clan who briefly served as regent (kampaku) before his sudden death in 995.
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E.
Fujiwara no Tametoki
Fujiwara no Tametoki was a Heian-period Japanese court noble and scholar best known as the father of the famed author Murasaki Shikibu.
- 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: Taira no Tokuko Target entity description: Taira no Tokuko, later known as Kenreimon-in, was an empress consort of Japan and daughter of the powerful Taira clan leader Taira no Kiyomori, remembered for her tragic life amid the clan’s downfall in the Genpei War.
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A.
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime was a Japanese imperial princess of the Arisugawa-no-miya house and a member of the broader Japanese Imperial Family in the late Edo to early Meiji period.
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B.
Fujiwara no Otomuro
Fujiwara no Otomuro was a noblewoman of Japan’s powerful Fujiwara clan who became an empress consort during the early Heian period.
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C.
Fujiwara no Inshi
Fujiwara no Inshi was a noblewoman of Japan's powerful Fujiwara clan who served as a consort of Emperor Daigo and the mother of several imperial children.
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D.
Fujiwara no Michikane
Fujiwara no Michikane was a Heian-period Japanese court noble of the powerful Fujiwara clan who briefly served as regent (kampaku) before his sudden death in 995.
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E.
Fujiwara no Tametoki
Fujiwara no Tametoki was a Heian-period Japanese court noble and scholar best known as the father of the famed author Murasaki Shikibu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist nun
ⓘ
Japanese noblewoman ⓘ empress consort of Japan ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kenreimon-in
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenreimon-in Tokuko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Battle of Dan-no-ura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Genpei War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial court of Emperor Takakura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taira no Kiyomori’s regime ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1155 ⓘ |
| child | Emperor Antoku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childOf |
Taira no Kiyomori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taira no Tokiko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consortOf | Emperor Takakura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| courtRank | kōgō ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Jakkō-in NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1213 ⓘ |
| era |
Early Kamakura period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Heian period ⓘ |
| familyName | Taira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Tokuko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
The Tale of the Heike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
court chronicles ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Taira clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | daughter of the Daijō Daijin Taira no Kiyomori ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being mother of Emperor Antoku
ⓘ
tragic life during the fall of the Taira clan ⓘ |
| notableWork | subject of The Tale of the Heike ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | symbol of impermanence ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Tale of the Heike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Taira no Munemori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taira no Shigemori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousName | Kenreimon-in NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Heian-kyō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jakkō-in NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Emperor Takakura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivedEvent | Battle of Dan-no-ura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | Buddhist concept of mujō (impermanence) ⓘ |
| title | Empress consort of Japan ⓘ |
| tookReligiousVows | 1185 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taira no Tokuko Description of subject: Taira no Tokuko, later known as Kenreimon-in, was an empress consort of Japan and daughter of the powerful Taira clan leader Taira no Kiyomori, remembered for her tragic life amid the clan’s downfall in the Genpei War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taira no Tokiko