Saitō Dōsan
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Saitō Dōsan was a powerful Sengoku-period daimyō and former oil merchant who rose from commoner origins to rule Mino Province and became the father-in-law of Oda Nobunaga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saitō Dōsan canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23220797 — 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: Saitō Dōsan Context triple: [Gifu Castle, associatedWith, Saitō Dōsan]
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A.
Katō Koji
Katō Koji is a Japanese individual notable for bearing the common Japanese surname Katō, though specific widely recognized achievements or roles under this name are not clearly established in major public records.
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B.
Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Yamanaka Shikanosuke was a famed samurai and retainer of the Amago clan during Japan’s Sengoku period, celebrated for his unwavering loyalty and martial prowess.
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C.
Takeda Katsuyori
Takeda Katsuyori was a Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and the son of Takeda Shingen, best known for leading the Takeda clan to its downfall at the Battle of Nagashino.
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D.
Konishi Yukinaga
Konishi Yukinaga was a prominent late Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and Christian convert who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a leading commander during the Imjin War against Korea.
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E.
Torajirō
Torajirō is the given name of Yoshida Shōin, a prominent intellectual and political activist of Japan’s late Edo period who influenced the Meiji Restoration.
- 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: Saitō Dōsan Target entity description: Saitō Dōsan was a powerful Sengoku-period daimyō and former oil merchant who rose from commoner origins to rule Mino Province and became the father-in-law of Oda Nobunaga.
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A.
Katō Koji
Katō Koji is a Japanese individual notable for bearing the common Japanese surname Katō, though specific widely recognized achievements or roles under this name are not clearly established in major public records.
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B.
Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Yamanaka Shikanosuke was a famed samurai and retainer of the Amago clan during Japan’s Sengoku period, celebrated for his unwavering loyalty and martial prowess.
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C.
Takeda Katsuyori
Takeda Katsuyori was a Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and the son of Takeda Shingen, best known for leading the Takeda clan to its downfall at the Battle of Nagashino.
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D.
Konishi Yukinaga
Konishi Yukinaga was a prominent late Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō and Christian convert who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a leading commander during the Imjin War against Korea.
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E.
Torajirō
Torajirō is the given name of Yoshida Shōin, a prominent intellectual and political activist of Japan’s late Edo period who influenced the Meiji Restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.