Soga no Umako
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Soga no Umako was a powerful 6th-century Japanese statesman of the Asuka period who advanced Buddhism and consolidated the political dominance of the Soga clan at the imperial court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Soga no Umako canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20145324 — 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: Soga no Umako Context triple: [Soga clan, notableMember, Soga no Umako]
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A.
Soga no Iname
Soga no Iname was a powerful 6th-century Japanese statesman and head of the Soga clan who played a key role in promoting Buddhism and consolidating imperial authority during the Asuka period.
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B.
Duke Kujō Michitaka
Duke Kujō Michitaka was a Japanese court noble of the influential Kujō family and the father of Empress Teimei, consort of Emperor Taishō.
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C.
Taira no Shigehira
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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D.
Fujiwara no Kiyohira
Fujiwara no Kiyohira was a late Heian-period Japanese warrior and founder of the Northern Fujiwara clan who established a powerful semi-independent domain in Hiraizumi in northeastern Japan.
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E.
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro was an early Heian-period Japanese general and shogun renowned for his military campaigns in northern Japan and his service to the imperial court.
- 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: Soga no Umako Target entity description: Soga no Umako was a powerful 6th-century Japanese statesman of the Asuka period who advanced Buddhism and consolidated the political dominance of the Soga clan at the imperial court.
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A.
Soga no Iname
Soga no Iname was a powerful 6th-century Japanese statesman and head of the Soga clan who played a key role in promoting Buddhism and consolidating imperial authority during the Asuka period.
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B.
Duke Kujō Michitaka
Duke Kujō Michitaka was a Japanese court noble of the influential Kujō family and the father of Empress Teimei, consort of Emperor Taishō.
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C.
Taira no Shigehira
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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D.
Fujiwara no Kiyohira
Fujiwara no Kiyohira was a late Heian-period Japanese warrior and founder of the Northern Fujiwara clan who established a powerful semi-independent domain in Hiraizumi in northeastern Japan.
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E.
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro was an early Heian-period Japanese general and shogun renowned for his military campaigns in northern Japan and his service to the imperial court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.