Western Army
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The Western Army was a coalition of Japanese daimyōs led by Ishida Mitsunari that opposed Tokugawa Ieyasu in the decisive power struggle at the end of the Sengoku period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Western Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6542646 — 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: Western Army Context triple: [Battle of Sekigahara, belligerent, Western Army]
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Western Army
The Western Army is a regional command of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for land defense and operations in Japan’s southwestern areas.
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Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
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Army of the North
The Army of the North was a key Argentine revolutionary force that campaigned in the northern regions of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata during the Argentine War of Independence.
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Army of the North
The Army of the North was a major Mexican field army that fought against U.S. forces during the Mexican–American War, notably in early battles such as Palo Alto.
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E.
Army of the North
The Army of the North was a major field army of Revolutionary France that operated primarily along the northern frontiers against European coalition forces during the French Revolutionary Wars.
- 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: Western Army Target entity description: The Western Army was a coalition of Japanese daimyōs led by Ishida Mitsunari that opposed Tokugawa Ieyasu in the decisive power struggle at the end of the Sengoku period.
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A.
Western Army
The Western Army is a regional command of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for land defense and operations in Japan’s southwestern areas.
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B.
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
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C.
Army of the North
The Army of the North was a key Argentine revolutionary force that campaigned in the northern regions of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata during the Argentine War of Independence.
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D.
Army of the North
The Army of the North was a major field army of Revolutionary France that operated primarily along the northern frontiers against European coalition forces during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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E.
Army of the North
The Army of the North was a major Mexican field army that fought against U.S. forces during the Mexican–American War, notably in early battles such as Palo Alto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
faction
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military coalition ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Toyotomi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 1600 ⓘ |
| approximateStrength | about 80,000 troops ⓘ |
| battleType | feudal samurai army coalition ⓘ |
| commandStructure | coalition of daimyōs ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 16th century ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Toyotomi loyalist daimyōs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ankokuji Ekei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chōsokabe Morichika NERFINISHED ⓘ Ishida Mitsunari NERFINISHED ⓘ Kikkawa Hiroie NERFINISHED ⓘ Kobayakawa Hideaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Konishi Yukinaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Mōri Terumoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimazu Yoshihiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukita Hideie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōtani Yoshitsugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | western Japan ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | decisive loser in unification of Japan under Tokugawa rule ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| leader | Ishida Mitsunari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfMainBattle | Sekigahara, Mino Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Ishida Mitsunari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Konishi Yukinaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimazu Yoshihiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukita Hideie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōtani Yoshitsugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defection of Kobayakawa Hideaki ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
NERFINISHED
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Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedFaction | Eastern Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
limit Tokugawa Ieyasu’s power
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preserve Toyotomi dominance ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | predominantly Buddhist ⓘ |
| resultOfDefeat |
decline of Toyotomi clan
ⓘ
rise of Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Sekigahara Western forces ⓘ |
| status | defeated ⓘ |
| supported | Toyotomi Hideyori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Western Army Description of subject: The Western Army was a coalition of Japanese daimyōs led by Ishida Mitsunari that opposed Tokugawa Ieyasu in the decisive power struggle at the end of the Sengoku period.
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