Fujiwara no Yoshifusa
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Fujiwara no Yoshifusa was a powerful 9th-century Japanese statesman of the Fujiwara clan who became the first non-imperial regent, establishing his family's long-lasting dominance over the imperial court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fujiwara no Yoshifusa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4446978 — 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 Yoshifusa Context triple: [Daijō-daijin, notableOfficeHolder, Fujiwara no Yoshifusa]
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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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Fujiwara no Akinobu
Fujiwara no Akinobu was a Heian-period Japanese court noble and poet of the powerful Fujiwara clan, known as a son of the influential statesman Fujiwara no Michinaga.
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E.
Fujiwara no Norimichi
Fujiwara no Norimichi was a Heian-period Japanese court noble of the powerful Fujiwara clan who served in high governmental offices, including that of regent.
- 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 Yoshifusa Target entity description: Fujiwara no Yoshifusa was a powerful 9th-century Japanese statesman of the Fujiwara clan who became the first non-imperial regent, establishing his family's long-lasting dominance over the imperial court.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Fujiwara no Akinobu
Fujiwara no Akinobu was a Heian-period Japanese court noble and poet of the powerful Fujiwara clan, known as a son of the influential statesman Fujiwara no Michinaga.
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E.
Fujiwara no Norimichi
Fujiwara no Norimichi was a Heian-period Japanese court noble of the powerful Fujiwara clan who served in high governmental offices, including that of regent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period person
ⓘ
Japanese statesman ⓘ member of the Fujiwara clan ⓘ regent ⓘ |
| adoptiveSon | Fujiwara no Mototsune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedSesshoInYear | 858 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial Court of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 804 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 9th century ⓘ |
| clan | Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| courtRank |
Senior First Rank
ⓘ
Senior Second Rank ⓘ |
| courtTitle |
Sadaijin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Udaijin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese aristocracy ⓘ |
| daughter | Fujiwara no Akirakeiko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 872 ⓘ |
| era | Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Fujiwara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Yoshifusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| government | Ritsuryō state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandson | Emperor Seiwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Yamato (Japan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | Fujiwara Hokke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fujiwara clan political dominance
ⓘ
regency system in Japan ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| legacy | model for later Fujiwara regents ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first non-imperial regent of Japan
ⓘ
establishing Fujiwara dominance over the imperial court ⓘ |
| politicalStrategy | marriage alliances with the imperial family ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Daijō-daijin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kampaku NERFINISHED ⓘ Sesshō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByAsRegent | none (first non-imperial regent) ⓘ |
| regentFor | Emperor Seiwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Fujiwara no Mototsune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| sibling | Fujiwara no Yoshimi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sonInLaw | Emperor Ninmyō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAsRegent | Fujiwara no Mototsune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Kugyō (court noble) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fujiwara no Yoshifusa Description of subject: Fujiwara no Yoshifusa was a powerful 9th-century Japanese statesman of the Fujiwara clan who became the first non-imperial regent, establishing his family's long-lasting dominance over the imperial court.
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