Soga no Emishi
E1465279
UNEXPLORED
Soga no Emishi was a powerful 7th-century Japanese statesman and leader of the Soga clan who played a central role in court politics during the Asuka period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soga no Emishi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20145325 — 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 Emishi Context triple: [Soga clan, notableMember, Soga no Emishi]
-
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.
-
B.
Soga no Umako
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.
-
C.
Soga
Soga is a Bantu language spoken primarily in eastern Uganda by the Basoga people.
-
D.
Tanegashima Tokitaka
Tanegashima Tokitaka was a 16th-century Japanese feudal lord of Tanegashima Island known for introducing and promoting the use of European matchlock firearms in Japan.
-
E.
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.
- 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 Emishi Target entity description: Soga no Emishi was a powerful 7th-century Japanese statesman and leader of the Soga clan who played a central role in court politics during the Asuka period.
-
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.
-
B.
Soga no Umako
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.
-
C.
Soga
Soga is a Bantu language spoken primarily in eastern Uganda by the Basoga people.
-
D.
Tanegashima Tokitaka
Tanegashima Tokitaka was a 16th-century Japanese feudal lord of Tanegashima Island known for introducing and promoting the use of European matchlock firearms in Japan.
-
E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.