Insei system
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The Insei system was a form of Japanese government in which retired emperors continued to wield significant political power from behind the scenes, often overshadowing the reigning monarch.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Insei system canonical | 1 |
| rise of insei (cloistered rule) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17805318 — 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: Insei system Context triple: [Daijō Tennō, associatedWith, Insei system]
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A.
Fujiwara regency system
The Fujiwara regency system was a political structure in Heian-period Japan in which the Fujiwara clan dominated the imperial court by serving as regents and marrying their daughters into the imperial family, effectively controlling the throne.
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B.
Gokishichidō system
The Gokishichidō system was an ancient Japanese administrative and road network framework that organized the country into five central provinces and seven regional circuits.
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C.
ritsuryō system
The ritsuryō system was an ancient Japanese legal and administrative framework, modeled on Chinese Confucian and legalist principles, that organized government structure, taxation, and social order in the early imperial state.
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D.
Toyotomi administration of Japan
The Toyotomi administration of Japan was the late 16th-century regime established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi that unified most of the country under centralized military and political control prior to the Tokugawa shogunate.
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E.
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate was the feudal military government that ruled Japan from the early 17th to the mid-19th century, overseeing a long period of peace, isolation, and strict social order.
- 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: Insei system Target entity description: The Insei system was a form of Japanese government in which retired emperors continued to wield significant political power from behind the scenes, often overshadowing the reigning monarch.
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A.
Fujiwara regency system
The Fujiwara regency system was a political structure in Heian-period Japan in which the Fujiwara clan dominated the imperial court by serving as regents and marrying their daughters into the imperial family, effectively controlling the throne.
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B.
Gokishichidō system
The Gokishichidō system was an ancient Japanese administrative and road network framework that organized the country into five central provinces and seven regional circuits.
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C.
ritsuryō system
The ritsuryō system was an ancient Japanese legal and administrative framework, modeled on Chinese Confucian and legalist principles, that organized government structure, taxation, and social order in the early imperial state.
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D.
Toyotomi administration of Japan
The Toyotomi administration of Japan was the late 16th-century regime established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi that unified most of the country under centralized military and political control prior to the Tokugawa shogunate.
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E.
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate was the feudal military government that ruled Japan from the early 17th to the mid-19th century, overseeing a long period of peace, isolation, and strict social order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
ritsuryō Daijō-kan of the Nara and Heian periods
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powerReducedBy
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rise of insei (cloistered rule)
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linked to: Insei system