Minamoto no Michitomo
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Minamoto no Michitomo was a late Heian to early Kamakura period Japanese courtier and waka poet known for his role in compiling imperial poetry anthologies.
All labels observed (1)
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| Minamoto no Michitomo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8953173 — 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 Michitomo Context triple: [Shinkokin Wakashū, editor, Minamoto no Michitomo]
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A.
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
Minamoto no Tameyoshi was a late Heian-period samurai leader and head of the Minamoto clan, known for his role in early conflicts that foreshadowed the rise of samurai rule in Japan.
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B.
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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C.
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Minamoto no Yoshitomo was a prominent late Heian-period samurai leader of the Minamoto clan whose power struggles and conflicts, including his role in early clan wars, helped set the stage for the rise of the samurai-dominated shogunate in Japan.
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D.
Minamoto no Mitsunaka
Minamoto no Mitsunaka was a prominent 10th-century Japanese samurai and courtier who helped establish the political and military influence of the Minamoto clan during the Heian period.
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E.
Minamoto no Yoriyoshi
Minamoto no Yoriyoshi was an influential 11th-century samurai leader and military commander of the Minamoto clan, best known for his role in the Former Nine Years' War in northern Japan.
- 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 Michitomo Target entity description: Minamoto no Michitomo was a late Heian to early Kamakura period Japanese courtier and waka poet known for his role in compiling imperial poetry anthologies.
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A.
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
Minamoto no Tameyoshi was a late Heian-period samurai leader and head of the Minamoto clan, known for his role in early conflicts that foreshadowed the rise of samurai rule in Japan.
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B.
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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C.
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Minamoto no Yoshitomo was a prominent late Heian-period samurai leader of the Minamoto clan whose power struggles and conflicts, including his role in early clan wars, helped set the stage for the rise of the samurai-dominated shogunate in Japan.
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D.
Minamoto no Mitsunaka
Minamoto no Mitsunaka was a prominent 10th-century Japanese samurai and courtier who helped establish the political and military influence of the Minamoto clan during the Heian period.
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E.
Minamoto no Yoriyoshi
Minamoto no Yoriyoshi was an influential 11th-century samurai leader and military commander of the Minamoto clan, best known for his role in the Former Nine Years' War in northern Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Heian-period person
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Japanese courtier ⓘ Japanese poet ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| activity | compilation of imperial waka anthologies ⓘ |
| clan | Minamoto clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classical Japanese poetry
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imperial anthology compilation ⓘ |
| genre | waka ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | waka tradition ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Minamoto clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compiling imperial poetry anthologies
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service as a courtier ⓘ waka poetry ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
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poet ⓘ |
| period |
early Kamakura period
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late Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | kuge (court nobility) ⓘ |
| workLocation | Imperial court of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minamoto no Michitomo Description of subject: Minamoto no Michitomo was a late Heian to early Kamakura period Japanese courtier and waka poet known for his role in compiling imperial poetry anthologies.
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