Fujiwara no Kamatari
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Fujiwara no Kamatari was a 7th-century Japanese statesman and court noble who co-founded the powerful Fujiwara clan and played a central role in the Taika Reforms that reshaped the imperial government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fujiwara no Kamatari canonical | 3 |
| Nakatomi no Kamatari | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4446977 — 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: Fujiwara no Kamatari Context triple: [Daijō-daijin, notableOfficeHolder, Fujiwara no Kamatari]
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A.
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.
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B.
Fujiwara no Tadamichi
Fujiwara no Tadamichi was a prominent late Heian-period court noble and regent of Japan who played a key political and military role in the power struggles between the imperial court and rising samurai clans.
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C.
Fujiwara no Kaneie
Fujiwara no Kaneie was a powerful Heian-period Japanese court noble and regent whose political influence helped establish the dominance of the Fujiwara clan.
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D.
Fujiwara no Yorimichi
Fujiwara no Yorimichi was a powerful 11th-century Japanese court noble and regent who dominated Heian-period politics and famously sponsored the construction of the Byōdō-in temple at Uji.
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E.
Fujiwara no Michitaka
Fujiwara no Michitaka was a powerful Heian-period Japanese court noble and regent who led the Fujiwara clan before his more famous younger brother Fujiwara no Michinaga.
- 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: Fujiwara no Kamatari Target entity description: Fujiwara no Kamatari was a 7th-century Japanese statesman and court noble who co-founded the powerful Fujiwara clan and played a central role in the Taika Reforms that reshaped the imperial government.
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A.
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.
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B.
Fujiwara no Tadamichi
Fujiwara no Tadamichi was a prominent late Heian-period court noble and regent of Japan who played a key political and military role in the power struggles between the imperial court and rising samurai clans.
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C.
Fujiwara no Kaneie
Fujiwara no Kaneie was a powerful Heian-period Japanese court noble and regent whose political influence helped establish the dominance of the Fujiwara clan.
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D.
Fujiwara no Yorimichi
Fujiwara no Yorimichi was a powerful 11th-century Japanese court noble and regent who dominated Heian-period politics and famously sponsored the construction of the Byōdō-in temple at Uji.
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E.
Fujiwara no Michitaka
Fujiwara no Michitaka was a powerful Heian-period Japanese court noble and regent who led the Fujiwara clan before his more famous younger brother Fujiwara no Michinaga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese statesman
ⓘ
court noble ⓘ founder of dynasty ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Emperor Tenji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedClan |
Fujiwara clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nakatomi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithShrine | Tanzan Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Nakatomi no Kamatari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Yamato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tanzan Shrine area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 7th century ⓘ |
| clanNameBeforeTitle | Nakatomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ōmi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Asuka period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Fujiwara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Fujiwara no Fuhito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf | Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Kamatari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedOverthrow | Soga clan dominance ⓘ |
| houseFounded | Fujiwara regent houses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy | land and tax reforms under Taika Reforms ⓘ |
| influenced | imperial government structure of Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Taika Reforms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
establishing Fujiwara political dominance ⓘ service to Emperor Tenji ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| legacy | long-term dominance of Fujiwara clan in Heian politics ⓘ |
| name | Fujiwara no Kamatari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 藤原 鎌足 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | kuge ⓘ |
| occupation |
court noble
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Isshi Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCentralRoleIn | Taika Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | centralization of imperial authority ⓘ |
| posthumouslyGrantedFamilyName | Fujiwara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousSurnameGrantedBy | Emperor Tenji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousTitle | Taishōkan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedTitle | Taishōkan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| spouse | Kagami no Ōkimi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Prince Naka no Ōe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fujiwara no Kamatari Description of subject: Fujiwara no Kamatari was a 7th-century Japanese statesman and court noble who co-founded the powerful Fujiwara clan and played a central role in the Taika Reforms that reshaped the imperial government.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nakatomi no Kamatari