Taira no Shigehira
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Taira no Shigehira was a late Heian-period samurai commander of the Taira clan, known for his prominent role in the Genpei War and his eventual capture and execution by the rival Minamoto.
All labels observed (1)
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| Taira no Shigehira canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17534888 — 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 no Shigehira Context triple: [Battle of Ichi-no-Tani, commander, Taira no Shigehira]
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A.
Taira no Takamochi
Taira no Takamochi was a Heian-period Japanese nobleman and imperial prince whose descendants established the powerful Taira samurai clan that played a central role in late classical Japan.
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B.
Taira no Shigemori
Taira no Shigemori was a prominent 12th-century Japanese courtier and military leader of the Taira clan, noted for his moderation and attempts to restrain his family's growing power during the late Heian period.
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C.
Taira no Munemori
Taira no Munemori was a late Heian-period Japanese military leader and head of the Taira clan who commanded its forces during the Genpei War against the Minamoto.
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D.
Taira no Koremori
Taira no Koremori was a late Heian-period samurai commander of the Taira clan who played a prominent role in the early stages of the Genpei War against the Minamoto.
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E.
Taira no Tomomori
Taira no Tomomori was a prominent late Heian-period Japanese military commander and samurai of the Taira clan, known for his role in the Genpei War and his dramatic death at the Battle of Dan-no-ura.
- 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 no Shigehira Target entity description: Taira no Shigehira was a late Heian-period samurai commander of the Taira clan, known for his prominent role in the Genpei War and his eventual capture and execution by the rival Minamoto.
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A.
Taira no Takamochi
Taira no Takamochi was a Heian-period Japanese nobleman and imperial prince whose descendants established the powerful Taira samurai clan that played a central role in late classical Japan.
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B.
Taira no Shigemori
Taira no Shigemori was a prominent 12th-century Japanese courtier and military leader of the Taira clan, noted for his moderation and attempts to restrain his family's growing power during the late Heian period.
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C.
Taira no Munemori
Taira no Munemori was a late Heian-period Japanese military leader and head of the Taira clan who commanded its forces during the Genpei War against the Minamoto.
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D.
Taira no Koremori
Taira no Koremori was a late Heian-period samurai commander of the Taira clan who played a prominent role in the early stages of the Genpei War against the Minamoto.
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E.
Taira no Tomomori
Taira no Tomomori was a prominent late Heian-period Japanese military commander and samurai of the Taira clan, known for his role in the Genpei War and his dramatic death at the Battle of Dan-no-ura.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.