Tokugawa Mitsukuni
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Tokugawa Mitsukuni was a prominent early Edo-period daimyō of the Mito Domain, renowned as a scholar-statesman and patron of learning who helped compile the great historical work "Dai Nihonshi."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tokugawa Mitsukuni canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12162309 — 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 Mitsukuni Context triple: [Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden, completedBy, Tokugawa Mitsukuni]
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Tokugawa Yorifusa
Tokugawa Yorifusa was a prominent early Edo-period Japanese daimyō and founder of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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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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E.
Tokugawa Sen
Tokugawa Sen was a Japanese noblewoman of the early Edo period, known as the daughter of shogun Tokugawa Hidetada and for her politically significant marriage into the Toyotomi clan.
- 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 Mitsukuni Target entity description: Tokugawa Mitsukuni was a prominent early Edo-period daimyō of the Mito Domain, renowned as a scholar-statesman and patron of learning who helped compile the great historical work "Dai Nihonshi."
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A.
Tokugawa Yorifusa
Tokugawa Yorifusa was a prominent early Edo-period Japanese daimyō and founder of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Tokugawa Sen
Tokugawa Sen was a Japanese noblewoman of the early Edo period, known as the daughter of shogun Tokugawa Hidetada and for her politically significant marriage into the Toyotomi clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian statesman
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Edo-period person ⓘ Japanese noble ⓘ daimyō ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mito Kōmon
ⓘ
Mito Mitsukuni ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1628-07-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Edo ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mito ⓘ |
| clan | Tokugawa clan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Jōkō ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1701-01-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mito ⓘ |
| domainRuled | Mito Domain ⓘ |
| era | Edo period ⓘ |
| familyName |
Tokugawa
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokugawa clan
|
| father | Tokugawa Yorifusa ⓘ |
| givenName | Mitsukuni ⓘ |
| grandfather | Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| house |
Mito-Tokugawa branch
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linked to:
Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan
|
| implementedPolicy | domain reforms in Mito ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mito school nationalism
ⓘ
later sonnō jōi thought ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compilation of Dai Nihonshi
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patronage of scholarship ⓘ promotion of Neo-Confucianism ⓘ rule of Mito Domain ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| libraryFounded | Mito domain scholarly institutions ⓘ |
| movement | Mito school of thought ⓘ |
| name | Tokugawa Mitsukuni ⓘ |
| notableWork | direction of Dai Nihonshi compilation ⓘ |
| occupation |
daimyō
ⓘ
scholar-statesman ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Confucian scholars
ⓘ
Dai Nihonshi project ⓘ
linked to:
Dai Nihonshi
|
| periodOfRule | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tokugawa Yorifusa ⓘ |
| promoted |
loyalty to the emperor
ⓘ
study of Japanese history ⓘ |
| rank | daimyō of Mito ⓘ |
| regionGoverned | Hitachi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Confucianism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Mito Kōmon (television drama)
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popular Japanese folklore ⓘ |
| successor | Tokugawa Tsunaeda ⓘ |
| supportedWork | Dai Nihonshi ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tokugawa Mitsukuni Description of subject: Tokugawa Mitsukuni was a prominent early Edo-period daimyō of the Mito Domain, renowned as a scholar-statesman and patron of learning who helped compile the great historical work "Dai Nihonshi."
Referenced by (6)
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