Mōri clan
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The Mōri clan was a powerful samurai family that rose to prominence as daimyō in western Honshu during Japan’s Sengoku and Edo periods, playing a major role in regional politics and military affairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mōri clan canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6656605 — 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: Mōri clan Context triple: [Chōshū Domain, ruledByClan, Mōri clan]
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A.
Yamato clan
The Yamato clan was the dominant ruling family of early Japan that laid the foundations of the imperial line and centralized state during the formative centuries of Japanese history.
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B.
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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C.
Minamoto clan
The Minamoto clan was one of the most powerful and influential samurai lineages in Japanese history, instrumental in the rise of the shogunate and warrior rule.
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D.
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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E.
Taira clan
The Taira clan was a powerful samurai family that dominated late Heian-period Japanese court politics and warfare, ultimately clashing with rival Minamoto forces in the Genpei War.
- 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: Mōri clan Target entity description: The Mōri clan was a powerful samurai family that rose to prominence as daimyō in western Honshu during Japan’s Sengoku and Edo periods, playing a major role in regional politics and military affairs.
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A.
Yamato clan
The Yamato clan was the dominant ruling family of early Japan that laid the foundations of the imperial line and centralized state during the formative centuries of Japanese history.
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B.
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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C.
Minamoto clan
The Minamoto clan was one of the most powerful and influential samurai lineages in Japanese history, instrumental in the rise of the shogunate and warrior rule.
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D.
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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E.
Taira clan
The Taira clan was a powerful samurai family that dominated late Heian-period Japanese court politics and warfare, ultimately clashing with rival Minamoto forces in the Genpei War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese clan
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samurai clan ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Ōuchi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancestralOrigin | Aki Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedDescentFrom |
Seiwa Genji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ōe clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanCrest | ichimonji mitsuboshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictedWith |
Oda clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokugawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuedAs | kazoku peerage family in Meiji period ⓘ |
| controlledArea |
Seto Inland Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
much of Chūgoku region during Sengoku period ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| domainCapital | Hagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEraOfProminence | 16th century ⓘ |
| kokudakaInEdoPeriod | approximately 369,000 koku ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterDomainCenter | Yamaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostTerritoryAfter | Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEdoPeriodDomain | Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryStrength | strong naval power in Inland Sea ⓘ |
| notableCastle |
Hagi Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamaguchi Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Mōri Motonari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mōri Takamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Mōri Terumoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRetainer |
Kikkawa clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kobayakawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Bakumatsu politics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ military affairs of western Honshu ⓘ politics of Chōshū Domain ⓘ regional politics of western Honshu ⓘ |
| politicalStatusInEdoPeriod | tozama daimyō ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Aki Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chūgoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Honshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roseToProminenceAs | daimyō in western Honshu ⓘ |
| socialStatus | daimyō ⓘ |
| supportedSideInBattle | Western Army at Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInMeijiPeriod | duke (kōshaku) for main line ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mōri clan Description of subject: The Mōri clan was a powerful samurai family that rose to prominence as daimyō in western Honshu during Japan’s Sengoku and Edo periods, playing a major role in regional politics and military affairs.
Referenced by (5)
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