Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
E1013044
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty in Japan, known for his cultural patronage and controversial animal protection edicts during the Edo period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tokugawa Tsunayoshi canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12242544 — 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: Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Context triple: [Rikugien Garden, patron, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]
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A.
Tokugawa Ietsuna
Tokugawa Ietsuna was the fourth shogun of Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate, ruling during a relatively peaceful period in the early Edo era and maintaining the political systems established by his predecessors.
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B.
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty in Japan, known for consolidating shogunal power, enforcing national seclusion (sakoku), and strengthening centralized rule during the early Edo period.
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C.
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa was a prominent Japanese statesman and internationalist leader of the early 20th century who played a key diplomatic role in fostering U.S.–Japan relations and supporting naval disarmament efforts.
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D.
Tokugawa Yorinobu
Tokugawa Yorinobu was a powerful early Edo-period daimyō of the Tokugawa clan, best known as the first lord of the Kii Domain and a key figure in consolidating Tokugawa rule in western Japan.
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E.
Tokugawa Tadanaga
Tokugawa Tadanaga was a Tokugawa shogunate-era Japanese daimyō and younger brother of shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu, known for his tragic downfall in early Edo-period succession struggles.
- 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: Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Target entity description: Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty in Japan, known for his cultural patronage and controversial animal protection edicts during the Edo period.
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A.
Tokugawa Ietsuna
Tokugawa Ietsuna was the fourth shogun of Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate, ruling during a relatively peaceful period in the early Edo era and maintaining the political systems established by his predecessors.
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B.
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty in Japan, known for consolidating shogunal power, enforcing national seclusion (sakoku), and strengthening centralized rule during the early Edo period.
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C.
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa was a prominent Japanese statesman and internationalist leader of the early 20th century who played a key diplomatic role in fostering U.S.–Japan relations and supporting naval disarmament efforts.
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D.
Tokugawa Yorinobu
Tokugawa Yorinobu was a powerful early Edo-period daimyō of the Tokugawa clan, best known as the first lord of the Kii Domain and a key figure in consolidating Tokugawa rule in western Japan.
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E.
Tokugawa Tadanaga
Tokugawa Tadanaga was a Tokugawa shogunate-era Japanese daimyō and younger brother of shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu, known for his tragic downfall in early Edo-period succession struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tokugawa shogun
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human ⓘ shogun ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dog Shogun
NERFINISHED
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Inu-kubō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1646-02-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1709-02-19 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Tokugawa dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Confucian academies in Edo ⓘ |
| era | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Tokugawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Tokugawa Iemitsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
government
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Tsunayoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
Edicts on Compassion for Living Things
NERFINISHED
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regulations on samurai conduct ⓘ strict animal protection laws ⓘ |
| knownFor |
animal protection edicts
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cultural patronage ⓘ promotion of Neo-Confucianism ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Tokugawa clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Keishōin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 徳川綱吉 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Edicts on Compassion for Living Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 5 ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Neo-Confucian scholars
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arts ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Edo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edo Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Edo
NERFINISHED
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Edo Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
daimyo
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shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tokugawa Ietsuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1709 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1680 ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Confucianism ⓘ |
| residence | Edo Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Tokugawa Ietsuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Tokugawa Ienobu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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early 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Description of subject: Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty in Japan, known for his cultural patronage and controversial animal protection edicts during the Edo period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.