Maeda Toshitsune
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Maeda Toshitsune was a powerful early Edo-period Japanese daimyō who led the Kaga Domain to great prosperity and maintained its status as one of the wealthiest and most influential domains under the Tokugawa shogunate.
All labels observed (1)
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| Maeda Toshitsune canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7416260 — 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: Maeda Toshitsune Context triple: [Maeda clan, notableMember, Maeda Toshitsune]
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Maeda Toshinaga
Maeda Toshinaga was a prominent early Edo-period daimyō who succeeded his father Maeda Toshiie as head of the powerful Maeda clan and ruler of the Kaga Domain.
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B.
Ishida Mitsunari
Ishida Mitsunari was a prominent late Sengoku-period samurai and daimyō who led the Western Army against Tokugawa Ieyasu in the decisive Battle of Sekigahara, ultimately paving the way for the Tokugawa shogunate.
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C.
Maeda Toshiie
Maeda Toshiie was a prominent Sengoku-period samurai and daimyo who rose from Oda Nobunaga’s retainer to become the powerful lord of Kaga Province and head of the influential Maeda clan.
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D.
Maeda Toshimasa
Maeda Toshimasa was a Japanese samurai lord of the Sengoku period best known as the progenitor of the powerful Maeda clan that later ruled the Kaga Domain.
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E.
Konishi Yukinaga
Konishi Yukinaga was a prominent late Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and Christian convert who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a leading commander during the Imjin War against Korea.
- 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: Maeda Toshitsune Target entity description: Maeda Toshitsune was a powerful early Edo-period Japanese daimyō who led the Kaga Domain to great prosperity and maintained its status as one of the wealthiest and most influential domains under the Tokugawa shogunate.
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A.
Maeda Toshinaga
Maeda Toshinaga was a prominent early Edo-period daimyō who succeeded his father Maeda Toshiie as head of the powerful Maeda clan and ruler of the Kaga Domain.
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B.
Ishida Mitsunari
Ishida Mitsunari was a prominent late Sengoku-period samurai and daimyō who led the Western Army against Tokugawa Ieyasu in the decisive Battle of Sekigahara, ultimately paving the way for the Tokugawa shogunate.
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C.
Maeda Toshiie
Maeda Toshiie was a prominent Sengoku-period samurai and daimyo who rose from Oda Nobunaga’s retainer to become the powerful lord of Kaga Province and head of the influential Maeda clan.
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D.
Maeda Toshimasa
Maeda Toshimasa was a Japanese samurai lord of the Sengoku period best known as the progenitor of the powerful Maeda clan that later ruled the Kaga Domain.
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E.
Konishi Yukinaga
Konishi Yukinaga was a prominent late Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and Christian convert who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a leading commander during the Imjin War against Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Edo-period daimyō
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daimyō ⓘ |
| allegiance | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kaga Domain prosperity
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Tokugawa Ieyasu’s political order ⓘ |
| clan | Maeda clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledRegion | Kanazawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| domain | Kaga Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
promotion of agricultural development
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promotion of domain finances and wealth accumulation ⓘ |
| era | early Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Maeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Toshitsune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governed | Kaga Domain as one of the most influential domains in Japan ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal domain administration ⓘ |
| governmentUnder | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key regional lord in consolidating Tokugawa rule ⓘ |
| influenced | political landscape of early Edo Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomatic relations with Tokugawa shogunate
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economic development of Kaga Domain ⓘ |
| maintained | Kaga Domain’s status as a major tozama domain ⓘ |
| name | Maeda Toshitsune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Kaga Domain to great prosperity
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maintaining Kaga Domain as one of the wealthiest domains under the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ maintaining political stability in Kaga Domain ⓘ |
| period | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional power balancing Tokugawa central authority ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | tozama daimyō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | daimyō of Kaga Domain ⓘ |
| rank | daimyō of one of the largest han in Japan ⓘ |
| residence | Kanazawa Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Hokuriku region of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | powerful early Edo-period Japanese daimyō ⓘ |
| successorStateOver |
Etchū Province
NERFINISHED
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Kaga Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Noto Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRule | hereditary feudal rule ⓘ |
| wealthRanking | one of the wealthiest daimyō in the Edo period ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Maeda Toshitsune Description of subject: Maeda Toshitsune was a powerful early Edo-period Japanese daimyō who led the Kaga Domain to great prosperity and maintained its status as one of the wealthiest and most influential domains under the Tokugawa shogunate.
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