Yodo Castle
E641119
Yodo Castle was a Japanese feudal castle in Kyoto that served as an important strategic and political stronghold during the late Sengoku and early Edo periods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yodo Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6947035 — 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: Yodo Castle Context triple: [Fushimi Castle, materialsReusedIn, Yodo Castle]
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Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle was a prominent Japanese fortress in present-day Shizuoka, historically significant as a Tokugawa stronghold and the retirement residence of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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B.
Fukuchiyama Castle
Fukuchiyama Castle is a reconstructed Japanese hilltop castle in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, originally built in the late 16th century and noted for its historical architecture and panoramic views.
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C.
Koriyama Castle
Koriyama Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Nara Prefecture known for its Edo-period fortifications and scenic cherry blossoms.
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D.
Katsuren Castle
Katsuren Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle ruin) in Uruma, Okinawa, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
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E.
Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in the city of Wakayama, known for its reconstructed keep, surrounding park, and role as a former stronghold of the Tokugawa clan.
- 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: Yodo Castle Target entity description: Yodo Castle was a Japanese feudal castle in Kyoto that served as an important strategic and political stronghold during the late Sengoku and early Edo periods.
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A.
Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle was a prominent Japanese fortress in present-day Shizuoka, historically significant as a Tokugawa stronghold and the retirement residence of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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B.
Fukuchiyama Castle
Fukuchiyama Castle is a reconstructed Japanese hilltop castle in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, originally built in the late 16th century and noted for its historical architecture and panoramic views.
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C.
Koriyama Castle
Koriyama Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Nara Prefecture known for its Edo-period fortifications and scenic cherry blossoms.
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D.
Katsuren Castle
Katsuren Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle ruin) in Uruma, Okinawa, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
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E.
Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in the city of Wakayama, known for its reconstructed keep, surrounding park, and role as a former stronghold of the Tokugawa clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
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hilltop castle ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sengoku period ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1589 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | Meiji government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolishedIn | 1873 ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 1868 ⓘ |
| governingShogunate | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadFeature |
baileys
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gates ⓘ moats ⓘ tenshu ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| hasRemainingStructure |
earthen walls
ⓘ
foundations ⓘ moats ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| hasSiteUse |
Yodo Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
infrastructure ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Edo period ⓘ late Sengoku period ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict | Boshin War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent | Siege of Yodo Castle (1868) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterRulerClan |
Inaba clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ishikawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Matsudaira clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagai clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Okudaira-Matsudaira clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Toda clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fushimi Ward
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kinai region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ Yodo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Katsura River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uji River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yodo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
earthworks
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stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| nearbyModernFacility | Kyoto Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyStation | Yodo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBuilderClan | Toyotomi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
key point on the route between Osaka and Kyoto
ⓘ
strategic stronghold controlling approaches to Kyoto ⓘ |
| rebuiltInPeriod | early Edo period ⓘ |
| region |
Kansai region
ⓘ
surface form:
Kansai
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| servedAs |
daimyō residence
ⓘ
domainal government center ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of river traffic on the Yodo River
ⓘ
defense of southern approaches to Kyoto ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Yodo Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yodo Castle Description of subject: Yodo Castle was a Japanese feudal castle in Kyoto that served as an important strategic and political stronghold during the late Sengoku and early Edo periods.
Referenced by (1)
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