retired Emperor Sutoku
E323326
Retired Emperor Sutoku was a 12th-century Japanese imperial figure whose political conflict with reigning authorities helped spark the Hōgen Rebellion and later inspired legends of him as a vengeful spirit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| retired Emperor Sutoku canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3020634 — 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: retired Emperor Sutoku Context triple: [Hōgen Rebellion, opponentOf, retired Emperor Sutoku]
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A.
Emperor Shirakawa
Emperor Shirakawa was a Japanese sovereign of the late 11th and early 12th centuries who is renowned for pioneering the system of cloistered rule that shaped Heian-period politics.
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B.
Emperor Go-Toba
Emperor Go-Toba was a late 12th- to early 13th-century Japanese emperor known for his cultural patronage, especially of poetry, and for leading the failed Jōkyū War against the Kamakura shogunate.
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C.
Emperor Kameyama
Emperor Kameyama was a 13th-century Japanese emperor of the Kamakura period known for his religious devotion and patronage of Zen Buddhism.
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D.
Emperor Daigo
Emperor Daigo was a 10th-century Japanese sovereign whose relatively stable and culturally vibrant reign is often regarded as a high point of the Heian-period imperial court.
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E.
Fujiwara no Michinaga
Fujiwara no Michinaga was a powerful Japanese court noble who dominated Heian-period politics by controlling the imperial regency and marrying his daughters into the imperial family.
- 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: retired Emperor Sutoku Target entity description: Retired Emperor Sutoku was a 12th-century Japanese imperial figure whose political conflict with reigning authorities helped spark the Hōgen Rebellion and later inspired legends of him as a vengeful spirit.
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A.
Emperor Shirakawa
Emperor Shirakawa was a Japanese sovereign of the late 11th and early 12th centuries who is renowned for pioneering the system of cloistered rule that shaped Heian-period politics.
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B.
Emperor Go-Toba
Emperor Go-Toba was a late 12th- to early 13th-century Japanese emperor known for his cultural patronage, especially of poetry, and for leading the failed Jōkyū War against the Kamakura shogunate.
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C.
Emperor Kameyama
Emperor Kameyama was a 13th-century Japanese emperor of the Kamakura period known for his religious devotion and patronage of Zen Buddhism.
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D.
Emperor Daigo
Emperor Daigo was a 10th-century Japanese sovereign whose relatively stable and culturally vibrant reign is often regarded as a high point of the Heian-period imperial court.
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E.
Fujiwara no Michinaga
Fujiwara no Michinaga was a powerful Japanese court noble who dominated Heian-period politics by controlling the imperial regency and marrying his daughters into the imperial family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese emperor
ⓘ
deified spirit ⓘ historical figure ⓘ retired emperor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kotohira-gū
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shiramine Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Hōgen Rebellion ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1119 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Heian-kyō
|
| burialPlace | Shiramine Shrine (traditionally associated) ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Emperor Go-Shirakawa
ⓘ
Fujiwara no Tadamichi ⓘ Taira no Kiyomori ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| cultStatus | vengeful spirit (onryō) in Japanese folklore ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1164 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Sanuki Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Yamato dynasty ⓘ |
| era | late Heian period ⓘ |
| eraNameDuringReign |
Daiji
ⓘ
Hōan ⓘ Tenji ⓘ |
| father | Emperor Toba ⓘ |
| givenName | Akihito ⓘ |
| governanceSystem | insei (cloistered rule) ⓘ |
| house | Imperial House of Japan ⓘ |
| influenced | medieval Japanese notions of vengeful spirits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
political conflict leading to the Hōgen Rebellion
ⓘ
posthumous legends as a vengeful spirit ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
The Tale of the Heike
ⓘ
surface form:
Heike Monogatari
Hōgen no ran ⓘ
surface form:
Hōgen Monogatari
|
| mother | Fujiwara no Shōshi ⓘ |
| personalName | Sutoku ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | retired emperor in cloistered rule system ⓘ |
| posthumousName | Sutoku-tennō ⓘ |
| predecessor | Emperor Toba ⓘ |
| punishment | exile to Sanuki Province ⓘ |
| reignEndDate | 1142 ⓘ |
| reignStartDate | 1123 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| resultOfHōgenRebellionForHim | defeat ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | claimant to the throne in the Hōgen Rebellion ⓘ |
| successionDispute | dispute over imperial succession with Emperor Go-Shirakawa ⓘ |
| successor | Emperor Konoe ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Fujiwara no Yorinaga
ⓘ
Minamoto no Tameyoshi ⓘ |
| title |
Emperor of Japan
ⓘ
Emperor Emeritus of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Retired Emperor of Japan
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: retired Emperor Sutoku Description of subject: Retired Emperor Sutoku was a 12th-century Japanese imperial figure whose political conflict with reigning authorities helped spark the Hōgen Rebellion and later inspired legends of him as a vengeful spirit.
Referenced by (2)
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