Incident at Honnō-ji
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Incident at Honnō-ji was the 1582 coup in Kyoto in which the warlord Oda Nobunaga was betrayed and forced to commit suicide, dramatically altering the course of Japan’s unification.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Honnō-ji Incident | 5 |
| Incident at Honnō-ji canonical | 2 |
| Honnō-ji | 1 |
| Honnō-ji Incident 1582 | 1 |
| Honnō-ji no Hen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2607662 — 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.
Target entity: Incident at Honnō-ji Context triple: [Sengoku period, hasKeyEvent, Incident at Honnō-ji]
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Musha Incident
The Musha Incident was a 1930 uprising by Indigenous Seediq people against Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan, marked by a violent attack on Japanese settlers and a brutal military crackdown in response.
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Murder of Geta
The Murder of Geta was the 211 AD assassination of the Roman co-emperor Geta by his brother Caracalla, a pivotal act of dynastic violence that reshaped the Severan dynasty’s rule.
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Hōgen Rebellion
The Hōgen Rebellion was a brief but pivotal 1156 civil war in Japan that marked the beginning of samurai dominance and the decline of imperial court authority.
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Hagi Rebellion
The Hagi Rebellion was a short-lived 1876 samurai uprising in Japan’s Chōshū domain, reflecting discontent with the Meiji government’s modernization policies and foreshadowing larger revolts like the Satsuma Rebellion.
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Shinpūren Rebellion
The Shinpūren Rebellion was an 1876 uprising in Kumamoto, Japan, led by radical samurai opposed to Westernization and the Meiji government's reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Incident at Honnō-ji Target entity description: Incident at Honnō-ji was the 1582 coup in Kyoto in which the warlord Oda Nobunaga was betrayed and forced to commit suicide, dramatically altering the course of Japan’s unification.
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A.
Musha Incident
The Musha Incident was a 1930 uprising by Indigenous Seediq people against Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan, marked by a violent attack on Japanese settlers and a brutal military crackdown in response.
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B.
Murder of Geta
The Murder of Geta was the 211 AD assassination of the Roman co-emperor Geta by his brother Caracalla, a pivotal act of dynastic violence that reshaped the Severan dynasty’s rule.
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C.
Hōgen Rebellion
The Hōgen Rebellion was a brief but pivotal 1156 civil war in Japan that marked the beginning of samurai dominance and the decline of imperial court authority.
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D.
Hagi Rebellion
The Hagi Rebellion was a short-lived 1876 samurai uprising in Japan’s Chōshū domain, reflecting discontent with the Meiji government’s modernization policies and foreshadowing larger revolts like the Satsuma Rebellion.
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E.
Shinpūren Rebellion
The Shinpūren Rebellion was an 1876 uprising in Kumamoto, Japan, led by radical samurai opposed to Westernization and the Meiji government's reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassination
ⓘ
coup ⓘ historical event ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Incident at Honnō-ji
ⓘ
surface form:
Honnō-ji Incident
Incident at Honnō-ji ⓘ
surface form:
Honnō-ji no Hen
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| buildingDestroyed |
Honnō-ji
ⓘ
surface form:
Honnō-ji temple
|
| cause | rebellion of Akechi Mitsuhide against Oda Nobunaga ⓘ |
| commander | Akechi Mitsuhide ⓘ |
| conflictType | internal coup within Oda clan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1582-06-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Yamazaki
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s consolidation of power ⓘ |
| genre | Japanese historical event ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
ⓘ
political structure of late Sengoku Japan ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Honnō-ji
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Kyoto ⓘ Yamashiro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Oda Nobunaga ⓘ |
| methodOfKilling | forced seppuku of Oda Nobunaga ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Akechi Mitsuhide
ⓘ
Oda Nobunaga ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| participant |
Akechi Mitsuhide
ⓘ
Oda Nobunaga ⓘ Oda Nobutada ⓘ |
| partOf | Sengoku period conflicts ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Akechi Mitsuhide ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of Oda Nobunaga’s regime
ⓘ
death of Oda Nobunaga ⓘ delay in the unification of Japan ⓘ power vacuum in central Japan ⓘ rise of Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ Battle of Yamazaki ⓘ
surface form:
subsequent Battle of Yamazaki
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| shortDescription | 1582 coup in Kyoto in which Oda Nobunaga was betrayed and forced to commit suicide ⓘ |
| significance |
end of Oda Nobunaga’s campaign for national unification
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turning point in the unification of Japan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| topic |
Japanese unification
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feudal Japan politics ⓘ samurai warfare ⓘ |
| victim | Oda Nobunaga ⓘ |
| year | 1582 ⓘ |
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Subject: Incident at Honnō-ji Description of subject: Incident at Honnō-ji was the 1582 coup in Kyoto in which the warlord Oda Nobunaga was betrayed and forced to commit suicide, dramatically altering the course of Japan’s unification.
Referenced by (10)
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