Nara clan
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The Nara clan is a prominent Japanese noble family historically associated with the imperial court and exemplified by figures such as Empress Nara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nara clan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16731338 — 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: Nara clan Context triple: [Empress Nara, clan, Nara clan]
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A.
Soga clan
The Soga clan was a powerful aristocratic family in early Japan that played a central role in promoting Buddhism and shaping the politics of the Asuka period.
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B.
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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C.
Mononobe clan
The Mononobe clan was an influential ancient Japanese aristocratic family known for its military role and strong opposition to the early adoption of Buddhism in Japan.
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D.
Nanbu clan
The Nanbu clan was a powerful samurai family that ruled much of northern Honshu, particularly the Morioka domain in Mutsu Province, throughout Japan’s feudal era.
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E.
Ise clan
The Ise clan was a Japanese samurai family of the Sengoku period best known for producing Hōjō Sōun, the founder of the Later Hōjō clan that dominated the Kantō region.
- 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: Nara clan Target entity description: The Nara clan is a prominent Japanese noble family historically associated with the imperial court and exemplified by figures such as Empress Nara.
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A.
Soga clan
The Soga clan was a powerful aristocratic family in early Japan that played a central role in promoting Buddhism and shaping the politics of the Asuka period.
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B.
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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C.
Mononobe clan
The Mononobe clan was an influential ancient Japanese aristocratic family known for its military role and strong opposition to the early adoption of Buddhism in Japan.
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D.
Nanbu clan
The Nanbu clan was a powerful samurai family that ruled much of northern Honshu, particularly the Morioka domain in Mutsu Province, throughout Japan’s feudal era.
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E.
Ise clan
The Ise clan was a Japanese samurai family of the Sengoku period best known for producing Hōjō Sōun, the founder of the Later Hōjō clan that dominated the Kantō region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.