Taira
E1266330
UNEXPLORED
Taira was a powerful samurai clan that dominated late Heian-period Japanese politics and warfare before its downfall in the Genpei War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taira canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17369643 — 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: Taira Context triple: [Emperor Antoku, associatedClan, Taira]
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A.
Soga
Soga is a Bantu language spoken primarily in eastern Uganda by the Basoga people.
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B.
Mutsu
Mutsu was a Japanese Nagato-class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently during the interwar period and World War II before being destroyed by an internal explosion in 1943.
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C.
Mutsu
Mutsu is a coastal city in northern Japan known for its proximity to the Shimokita Peninsula and natural hot springs.
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D.
Arinori
Arinori was a given name of Mori Arinori, a prominent Meiji-era Japanese statesman and reformer known for modernizing Japan’s education system.
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E.
Enryaku
Enryaku was a Japanese era during the reign of Emperor Kanmu, notable for major political reforms and the early development of Kyoto as the imperial capital.
- 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: Taira Target entity description: Taira was a powerful samurai clan that dominated late Heian-period Japanese politics and warfare before its downfall in the Genpei War.
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A.
Soga
Soga is a Bantu language spoken primarily in eastern Uganda by the Basoga people.
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B.
Mutsu
Mutsu was a Japanese Nagato-class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently during the interwar period and World War II before being destroyed by an internal explosion in 1943.
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C.
Mutsu
Mutsu is a coastal city in northern Japan known for its proximity to the Shimokita Peninsula and natural hot springs.
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D.
Arinori
Arinori was a given name of Mori Arinori, a prominent Meiji-era Japanese statesman and reformer known for modernizing Japan’s education system.
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E.
Enryaku
Enryaku was a Japanese era during the reign of Emperor Kanmu, notable for major political reforms and the early development of Kyoto as the imperial capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.