Asano clan
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The Asano clan was a prominent samurai family in Japan’s Edo period, best known for its role in the historical incident of the Forty-seven rōnin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Asano clan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5877742 — 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: Asano clan Context triple: [Ako, associatedWithClan, Asano clan]
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A.
Saigō clan
The Saigō clan is a Japanese samurai family best known for producing Saigō Takamori, a key leader in the Meiji Restoration and often called the “last true samurai.”
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B.
Maeda clan
The Maeda clan was a powerful samurai family of the Sengoku and Edo periods, best known as one of the wealthiest and most influential daimyo houses under the Tokugawa shogunate.
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C.
Toyotomi clan
The Toyotomi clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence in the late 16th century under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified much of Japan before the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Uesugi clan
The Uesugi clan was a powerful samurai family in Japan, most famous for warlord Uesugi Kenshin and its influential role in the Sengoku period.
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E.
Nanbu clan
The Nanbu clan was a powerful samurai family that ruled much of northern Honshu, particularly the Morioka domain in Mutsu Province, throughout Japan’s feudal era.
- 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: Asano clan Target entity description: The Asano clan was a prominent samurai family in Japan’s Edo period, best known for its role in the historical incident of the Forty-seven rōnin.
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A.
Saigō clan
The Saigō clan is a Japanese samurai family best known for producing Saigō Takamori, a key leader in the Meiji Restoration and often called the “last true samurai.”
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B.
Maeda clan
The Maeda clan was a powerful samurai family of the Sengoku and Edo periods, best known as one of the wealthiest and most influential daimyo houses under the Tokugawa shogunate.
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C.
Toyotomi clan
The Toyotomi clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence in the late 16th century under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified much of Japan before the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Uesugi clan
The Uesugi clan was a powerful samurai family in Japan, most famous for warlord Uesugi Kenshin and its influential role in the Sengoku period.
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E.
Nanbu clan
The Nanbu clan was a powerful samurai family that ruled much of northern Honshu, particularly the Morioka domain in Mutsu Province, throughout Japan’s feudal era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese clan
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samurai clan ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancestralLineage |
claimed descent from the Minamoto clan
ⓘ
claimed descent from the Toki clan ⓘ |
| associatedGroup | Forty-seven rōnin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ako Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanCrest | takanoha (hawk feather) mon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequenceOfNotableEvent |
confiscation of Ako Domain
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dispossession of Asano Naganori’s house at Ako ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalLegacy |
subject of bunraku puppet plays
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subject of jidaigeki films ⓘ subject of numerous kabuki plays ⓘ |
| culturalRole | patron of arts and culture in Hiroshima ⓘ |
| domainStipend | about 426,500 koku in Hiroshima Domain ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| feudalRank | daimyō ⓘ |
| governanceType | hereditary daimyō rule ⓘ |
| governedCity | Hiroshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | western part of Honshu around Hiroshima ⓘ |
| governingCenter | Hiroshima Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldDomain |
Aki Province
NERFINISHED
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Hiroshima Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | symbol of loyalty and vengeance in Japanese culture ⓘ |
| involvedIn | administration of Hiroshima Domain ⓘ |
| knownFor | Forty-seven rōnin incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterTitle | kazoku peerage family in Meiji period ⓘ |
| militaryRole | regional military leadership under Tokugawa rule ⓘ |
| militaryTradition | bushidō ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Asano Naganori’s attack on Kira Yoshinaka in Edo Castle ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Asano Nagakoto
NERFINISHED
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Asano Nagamasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Asano Naganori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion | Mikawa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | tozama daimyō ⓘ |
| region | Chūgoku region of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Shinto ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | lordly house involved in the Forty-seven rōnin vendetta ⓘ |
| socialClass |
buke
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daimyō family ⓘ |
| statusChange | lost feudal status with abolition of the han system in 1871 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asano clan Description of subject: The Asano clan was a prominent samurai family in Japan’s Edo period, best known for its role in the historical incident of the Forty-seven rōnin.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.