Fujiwara no Yorimichi
E91831
Fujiwara no Yorimichi was a powerful 11th-century Japanese court noble and regent who dominated Heian-period politics and famously sponsored the construction of the Byōdō-in temple at Uji.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fujiwara no Yorimichi canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682778 — 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: Fujiwara no Yorimichi Context triple: [Heian period, significantPerson, Fujiwara no Yorimichi]
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A.
Fujiwara no Michinaga
Fujiwara no Michinaga was a powerful Japanese court noble who dominated Heian-period politics by controlling the imperial regency and marrying his daughters into the imperial family.
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B.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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C.
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu was a Japanese imperial family member and senior naval officer who rose to become one of the highest-ranking leaders of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century.
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D.
Ugaki Kazushige
Ugaki Kazushige was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a prominent imperial administrator during Japan’s pre-World War II expansion.
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E.
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko was a Japanese imperial family member and army general who played a leading role in Japan’s military operations in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the atrocities committed at Nanjing.
- 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: Fujiwara no Yorimichi Target entity description: Fujiwara no Yorimichi was a powerful 11th-century Japanese court noble and regent who dominated Heian-period politics and famously sponsored the construction of the Byōdō-in temple at Uji.
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A.
Fujiwara no Michinaga
Fujiwara no Michinaga was a powerful Japanese court noble who dominated Heian-period politics by controlling the imperial regency and marrying his daughters into the imperial family.
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B.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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C.
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu was a Japanese imperial family member and senior naval officer who rose to become one of the highest-ranking leaders of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century.
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D.
Ugaki Kazushige
Ugaki Kazushige was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a prominent imperial administrator during Japan’s pre-World War II expansion.
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E.
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko was a Japanese imperial family member and army general who played a leading role in Japan’s military operations in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the atrocities committed at Nanjing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period person
ⓘ
Japanese court noble ⓘ member of the Fujiwara clan ⓘ regent ⓘ |
| architecturalStylePromoted | Pure Land Buddhist temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byodo-In Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall
Fujiwara clan ⓘ
surface form:
Fujiwara regency system
Uji ⓘ |
| century | 11th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| era | Heian period ⓘ |
| familyName |
Fujiwara clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Fujiwara
|
| genreOfActivity |
court politics
ⓘ
temple patronage ⓘ |
| givenName | Yorimichi ⓘ |
| heritage | aristocratic Japanese lineage ⓘ |
| influenced |
court politics of the mid-Heian period
ⓘ
imperial succession in 11th-century Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dominating 11th-century court politics
ⓘ
sponsoring construction of Byōdō-in at Uji ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Fujiwara clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Fujiwara regent house
|
| notableWork |
development of Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall
ⓘ
patronage of Byōdō-in ⓘ political dominance of the Fujiwara regency ⓘ |
| officeContested | control of imperial succession ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Byodo-In Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Byōdō-in
Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Pure Land Buddhist art
|
| placeOfActivity |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Heian-kyō
Imperial court of Japan (historically) ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Court of Japan
Uji ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| politicalRole | de facto ruler of Japan as regent ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chancellor
ⓘ
daijō-daijin ⓘ kampaku ⓘ regent of Japan ⓘ sesshō ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Heian-kyō
Kyoto ⓘ |
| socialClass | kuge ⓘ |
| title |
chancellor of the realm
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court noble ⓘ regent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fujiwara no Yorimichi Description of subject: Fujiwara no Yorimichi was a powerful 11th-century Japanese court noble and regent who dominated Heian-period politics and famously sponsored the construction of the Byōdō-in temple at Uji.
Referenced by (4)
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