Azai clan
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The Azai clan was a prominent samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, known for its rule over northern Ōmi Province and its eventual destruction by Oda Nobunaga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Azai clan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8837624 — 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: Azai clan Context triple: [Yodo-dono, house, Azai clan]
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A.
Ōuchi clan
The Ōuchi clan was a powerful samurai family of western Japan that dominated trade, politics, and culture in the Chūgoku region during the Muromachi period.
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B.
Ikeda clan
The Ikeda clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence as feudal lords (daimyō) during the Sengoku and Edo periods.
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C.
Ōtomo clan
The Ōtomo clan was an influential aristocratic family in ancient Japan, prominent in court politics and early Japanese literature.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Azai clan Target entity description: The Azai clan was a prominent samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, known for its rule over northern Ōmi Province and its eventual destruction by Oda Nobunaga.
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A.
Ōuchi clan
The Ōuchi clan was a powerful samurai family of western Japan that dominated trade, politics, and culture in the Chūgoku region during the Muromachi period.
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B.
Ikeda clan
The Ikeda clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence as feudal lords (daimyō) during the Sengoku and Edo periods.
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C.
Ōtomo clan
The Ōtomo clan was an influential aristocratic family in ancient Japan, prominent in court politics and early Japanese literature.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese clan
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samurai clan ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Asakura clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanFounder | Azai Sukemasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defeatedAtBattle |
Battle of Anegawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Odani Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extinctionCause | military defeat by Oda Nobunaga ⓘ |
| formerAllyOf | Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | daimyō domain ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 16th century ⓘ |
| homeProvince | Ōmi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
destruction during Nobunaga’s unification campaigns
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marriage alliance with Oda Nobunaga through Oichi ⓘ strategic control of routes between Kyoto and eastern Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lastMainDaimyō | Azai Nagamasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterEnemyOf | Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | regional power in northern Ōmi ⓘ |
| notableCastle | Odani Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConflict | Oda–Azai–Asakura conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDescendant |
Oeyo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yodo-dono NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDescendantClan | Kyōgoku clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | betrayal of Oda Nobunaga in favor of Asakura clan ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Azai Hisamasa
NERFINISHED
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Azai Nagamasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Azai Sukemasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMarriageAlliance |
Oda Nobunaga
NERFINISHED
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Oichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRetainer |
Akao Kiyotsuna
NERFINISHED
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Amenomori Kiyosada NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaihō Tsunachika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCenter | Odani Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Oda clan
NERFINISHED
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Tokugawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledRegion | northern Ōmi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | buke ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Azai clan Description of subject: The Azai clan was a prominent samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, known for its rule over northern Ōmi Province and its eventual destruction by Oda Nobunaga.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.