Eastern Army
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The Eastern Army was the coalition of forces led by Tokugawa Ieyasu that opposed the Western Army in the decisive Battle of Sekigahara, paving the way for the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eastern Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6542645 — 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: Eastern Army Context triple: [Battle of Sekigahara, belligerent, Eastern Army]
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Eastern Army
The Eastern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for land defense and operations in the eastern part of the country.
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Eastern Army
The Eastern Army was a major field formation of the British Indian Army responsible for operations in the eastern theatres of the Indian subcontinent during the Second World War.
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Northern Army
The Northern Army, more formally known as the Union Army, was the land force that fought for the United States (the Union) against the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
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Northern Army
The Northern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for the defense of Hokkaido and Japan’s northern approaches.
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Northeastern Army
The Northeastern Army was a major Chinese warlord-era military force based in Manchuria, most prominently associated with the rule of Zhang Zuolin and his son Zhang Xueliang in the early 20th century.
- 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: Eastern Army Target entity description: The Eastern Army was the coalition of forces led by Tokugawa Ieyasu that opposed the Western Army in the decisive Battle of Sekigahara, paving the way for the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan.
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A.
Eastern Army
The Eastern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for land defense and operations in the eastern part of the country.
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B.
Eastern Army
The Eastern Army was a major field formation of the British Indian Army responsible for operations in the eastern theatres of the Indian subcontinent during the Second World War.
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C.
Northern Army
The Northern Army, more formally known as the Union Army, was the land force that fought for the United States (the Union) against the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
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Northern Army
The Northern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for the defense of Hokkaido and Japan’s northern approaches.
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Northeastern Army
The Northeastern Army was a major Chinese warlord-era military force based in Manchuria, most prominently associated with the rule of Zhang Zuolin and his son Zhang Xueliang in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
faction in the Battle of Sekigahara
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military coalition ⓘ |
| aftermath |
establishment of Tokugawa hegemony over daimyo
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redistribution of fiefs in favor of Tokugawa allies ⓘ |
| battlefield | Sekigahara, Mino Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Asano Yukinaga
NERFINISHED
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Date Masamune NERFINISHED ⓘ Fukushima Masanori NERFINISHED ⓘ Honda Tadakatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Hosokawa Tadaoki NERFINISHED ⓘ Ii Naomasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuroda Nagamasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mogami Yoshiaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokugawa Hidetada NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamanouchi Kazutoyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence | paved the way for the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1600 ⓘ |
| era | Sengoku period end phase ⓘ |
| hasOpponent |
Ishida Mitsunari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | decisive factor in unifying Japan under Tokugawa rule ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | Tōgawa-gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| leader | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
NERFINISHED
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early Edo period transition ⓘ |
| notableAllyDefectionFromWesternArmy | Kobayakawa Hideaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Western Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tokugawa faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Sekigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603 ⓘ |
| result | decisive victory at the Battle of Sekigahara ⓘ |
| role | pro-Tokugawa coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthEstimate | around 70,000 troops ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Asano clan
NERFINISHED
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Date clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Fukushima clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Honda clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hosokawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ii clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kobayakawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuroda clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mogami clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokugawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamanouchi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | feudal samurai warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eastern Army Description of subject: The Eastern Army was the coalition of forces led by Tokugawa Ieyasu that opposed the Western Army in the decisive Battle of Sekigahara, paving the way for the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan.
Referenced by (1)
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