Sei-i Taishōgun
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Sei-i Taishōgun was the title of Japan’s military dictator, commonly known as the shogun, who wielded de facto political power while the emperor remained a ceremonial figurehead.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sei-i Taishōgun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6536698 — 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: Sei-i Taishōgun Context triple: [Tokugawa Ieyasu, positionHeld, Sei-i Taishōgun]
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A.
Emperor Antoku
Emperor Antoku was a child sovereign of Japan from the Taira clan whose tragic death in the Battle of Dan-no-ura became one of the most famous episodes of the Genpei War.
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B.
Ten'ō
Ten'ō was a short Japanese era in the late 8th century, preceding the Enryaku era during the reign of Emperor Kanmu.
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C.
Emperor Go-Daigo
Emperor Go-Daigo was a 14th-century Japanese emperor known for attempting to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate and restore direct imperial rule, sparking the Kenmu Restoration and the subsequent Northern and Southern Courts period.
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D.
Emperor Ichijō
Emperor Ichijō was a Heian-period Japanese emperor whose reign is noted for the height of Fujiwara clan influence and a flourishing court culture.
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E.
Ōshima Yoshimasa
Ōshima Yoshimasa was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for his leadership during the First Sino-Japanese War, including commanding Japanese forces at the Battle of Seonghwan.
- 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: Sei-i Taishōgun Target entity description: Sei-i Taishōgun was the title of Japan’s military dictator, commonly known as the shogun, who wielded de facto political power while the emperor remained a ceremonial figurehead.
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A.
Emperor Antoku
Emperor Antoku was a child sovereign of Japan from the Taira clan whose tragic death in the Battle of Dan-no-ura became one of the most famous episodes of the Genpei War.
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B.
Ten'ō
Ten'ō was a short Japanese era in the late 8th century, preceding the Enryaku era during the reign of Emperor Kanmu.
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C.
Emperor Go-Daigo
Emperor Go-Daigo was a 14th-century Japanese emperor known for attempting to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate and restore direct imperial rule, sparking the Kenmu Restoration and the subsequent Northern and Southern Courts period.
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D.
Emperor Ichijō
Emperor Ichijō was a Heian-period Japanese emperor whose reign is noted for the height of Fujiwara clan influence and a flourishing court culture.
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E.
Ōshima Yoshimasa
Ōshima Yoshimasa was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for his leadership during the First Sino-Japanese War, including commanding Japanese forces at the Battle of Seonghwan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese historical title
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de facto ruler ⓘ military office ⓘ |
| abolishedEvent | Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abolishedIn | 1868 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sei-i Taishogun
NERFINISHED
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Seii Taishōgun NERFINISHED ⓘ shogun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bakufu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
shogunate ⓘ |
| ceremonialSuperior | Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Emperor as ceremonial figurehead ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| deFactoPowerOver |
Japanese feudal lords
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Japanese government NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese military ⓘ |
| domainOf |
domestic administration
ⓘ
foreign relations of Japan ⓘ national defense of Japan ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Sakanoue no Tamuramaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolderInFeudalSense | Minamoto no Yoritomo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | military dictatorship ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Imperial court of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamakura period NERFINISHED ⓘ Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inceptionAsFeudalOffice | 1192 ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Tokugawa Yoshinobu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | imperial appointment ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Great General who subdues the barbarians ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | 征夷大将軍 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese feudal system ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
de facto head of state
ⓘ
supreme military commander ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Ashikaga Takauji
NERFINISHED
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Minamoto no Yoritomo NERFINISHED ⓘ Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokugawa Hidetada NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokugawa Iemitsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokugawa Yoshinobu NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerBase |
daimyō
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samurai class ⓘ |
| residence |
Edo
NERFINISHED
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Kamakura NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sei-i Taishōgun Description of subject: Sei-i Taishōgun was the title of Japan’s military dictator, commonly known as the shogun, who wielded de facto political power while the emperor remained a ceremonial figurehead.
Referenced by (1)
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