Minamoto no Yoshinaka
E711014
Minamoto no Yoshinaka was a 12th-century Japanese samurai general of the Genpei War who briefly seized control of Kyoto before being defeated by his Minamoto cousins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minamoto no Yoshinaka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7996811 — 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: Minamoto no Yoshinaka Context triple: [Minamoto clan, notableMember, Minamoto no Yoshinaka]
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A.
Minamoto no Yorimasa
Minamoto no Yorimasa was a late Heian-period Japanese samurai and poet famed for his role in the early Genpei War and his celebrated death by ritual suicide after defeat in battle.
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B.
Minamoto no Sanetomo
Minamoto no Sanetomo was the third shogun of Japan’s Kamakura shogunate, known for his role as a politically constrained military ruler and as a distinguished waka poet.
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C.
Minamoto no Yoriie
Minamoto no Yoriie was the second shogun of Japan’s Kamakura shogunate and the eldest son and successor of its founder, Minamoto no Yoritomo.
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D.
Minamoto no Noriyori
Minamoto no Noriyori was a late Heian-period Japanese samurai commander of the Minamoto clan who played a key military role in the Genpei War against the Taira.
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E.
Taira no Munemori
Taira no Munemori was a late Heian-period Japanese military leader and head of the Taira clan who commanded its forces during the Genpei War against the Minamoto.
- 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: Minamoto no Yoshinaka Target entity description: Minamoto no Yoshinaka was a 12th-century Japanese samurai general of the Genpei War who briefly seized control of Kyoto before being defeated by his Minamoto cousins.
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A.
Minamoto no Yorimasa
Minamoto no Yorimasa was a late Heian-period Japanese samurai and poet famed for his role in the early Genpei War and his celebrated death by ritual suicide after defeat in battle.
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B.
Minamoto no Sanetomo
Minamoto no Sanetomo was the third shogun of Japan’s Kamakura shogunate, known for his role as a politically constrained military ruler and as a distinguished waka poet.
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C.
Minamoto no Yoriie
Minamoto no Yoriie was the second shogun of Japan’s Kamakura shogunate and the eldest son and successor of its founder, Minamoto no Yoritomo.
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D.
Minamoto no Noriyori
Minamoto no Noriyori was a late Heian-period Japanese samurai commander of the Minamoto clan who played a key military role in the Genpei War against the Taira.
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E.
Taira no Munemori
Taira no Munemori was a late Heian-period Japanese military leader and head of the Taira clan who commanded its forces during the Genpei War against the Minamoto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
daimyo
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historical figure ⓘ member of the Minamoto clan ⓘ military commander ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| alias | Kiso Yoshinaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kiso, Shinano Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 12th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clan | Minamoto clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companionInBattle | Tomoe Gozen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Emperor Go-Shirakawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minamoto no Yoritomo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Awazu, Ōmi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Heian period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Minamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Yoshinaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Genpei War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | Seiwa Genji branch of Minamoto clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedInAction | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being opposed by his Minamoto cousins
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brief control of Kyoto ⓘ defeating the Taira at Kurikara ⓘ |
| loyalty | Minamoto clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Genpei War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Awazu
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Kurikara NERFINISHED ⓘ defeat by Minamoto no Noriyori ⓘ defeat by Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ seizure of Kyoto in 1183 ⓘ |
| opponent | Taira clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentClan | Genji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAction | forced Emperor Go-Shirakawa to issue edicts ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | brave but overreaching warlord ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Tale of the Heike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Kyoto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shinano Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Minamoto no Noriyori
NERFINISHED
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Minamoto no Yoritomo NERFINISHED ⓘ Minamoto no Yoshitsune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInGenpeiWar |
captor of Kyoto
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leader of Minamoto forces in central Japan ⓘ |
| spouse | Tomoe Gozen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minamoto no Yoshinaka Description of subject: Minamoto no Yoshinaka was a 12th-century Japanese samurai general of the Genpei War who briefly seized control of Kyoto before being defeated by his Minamoto cousins.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.