Minamoto no Tameyoshi
E344713
Minamoto no Tameyoshi was a late Heian-period samurai leader and head of the Minamoto clan, known for his role in early conflicts that foreshadowed the rise of samurai rule in Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minamoto no Tameyoshi canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3020650 — 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: Minamoto no Tameyoshi Context triple: [Hōgen Rebellion, participant, Minamoto no Tameyoshi]
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A.
Fujiwara no Tadamichi
Fujiwara no Tadamichi was a prominent late Heian-period court noble and regent of Japan who played a key political and military role in the power struggles between the imperial court and rising samurai clans.
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B.
Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori was a powerful 12th-century Japanese warlord and head of the Taira clan who briefly established samurai dominance over the imperial court, setting the stage for the rise of military rule in Japan.
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C.
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Minamoto no Yoshitomo was a prominent late Heian-period samurai leader of the Minamoto clan whose power struggles and conflicts, including his role in early clan wars, helped set the stage for the rise of the samurai-dominated shogunate in Japan.
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D.
Fujiwara no Yorimichi
Fujiwara no Yorimichi was a powerful 11th-century Japanese court noble and regent who dominated Heian-period politics and famously sponsored the construction of the Byōdō-in temple at Uji.
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E.
Fujiwara no Tametoki
Fujiwara no Tametoki was a Heian-period Japanese court noble and scholar best known as the father of the famed author Murasaki Shikibu.
- 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: Minamoto no Tameyoshi Target entity description: Minamoto no Tameyoshi was a late Heian-period samurai leader and head of the Minamoto clan, known for his role in early conflicts that foreshadowed the rise of samurai rule in Japan.
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A.
Fujiwara no Tadamichi
Fujiwara no Tadamichi was a prominent late Heian-period court noble and regent of Japan who played a key political and military role in the power struggles between the imperial court and rising samurai clans.
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B.
Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori was a powerful 12th-century Japanese warlord and head of the Taira clan who briefly established samurai dominance over the imperial court, setting the stage for the rise of military rule in Japan.
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C.
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Minamoto no Yoshitomo was a prominent late Heian-period samurai leader of the Minamoto clan whose power struggles and conflicts, including his role in early clan wars, helped set the stage for the rise of the samurai-dominated shogunate in Japan.
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D.
Fujiwara no Yorimichi
Fujiwara no Yorimichi was a powerful 11th-century Japanese court noble and regent who dominated Heian-period politics and famously sponsored the construction of the Byōdō-in temple at Uji.
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E.
Fujiwara no Tametoki
Fujiwara no Tametoki was a Heian-period Japanese court noble and scholar best known as the father of the famed author Murasaki Shikibu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese noble
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clan head ⓘ historical figure ⓘ military leader ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
clan-based warfare in the late Heian period
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rise of samurai rule in Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| era | Heian period ⓘ |
| familyName |
Minamoto clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Minamoto
|
| givenName | Tameyoshi ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | Japanese ⓘ |
| headOf | Minamoto clan ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Heian period
ⓘ
surface form:
Heian Japan
|
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Minamoto clan ⓘ |
| militaryRole | leader in early conflicts between warrior clans ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in events foreshadowing samurai rule in Japan
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leadership of the Minamoto clan ⓘ role in early samurai conflicts ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
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samurai ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Minamoto clan interests ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | precursor to the rise of samurai-dominated government in Japan ⓘ |
| socialClass |
bushi
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warrior aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Heian period
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surface form:
late Heian period
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minamoto no Tameyoshi Description of subject: Minamoto no Tameyoshi was a late Heian-period samurai leader and head of the Minamoto clan, known for his role in early conflicts that foreshadowed the rise of samurai rule in Japan.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Retired Emperor Sutoku