Taira no Munemori
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Taira no Munemori was a late Heian-period Japanese military leader and head of the Taira clan who commanded its forces during the Genpei War against the Minamoto.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taira no Munemori canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4204880 — 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: Taira no Munemori Context triple: [Genpei War, keyFigure, Taira no Munemori]
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A.
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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B.
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
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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C.
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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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 Michitaka
Fujiwara no Michitaka was a powerful Heian-period Japanese court noble and regent who led the Fujiwara clan before his more famous younger brother Fujiwara no Michinaga.
- 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: Taira no Munemori Target entity description: Taira no Munemori was a late Heian-period Japanese military leader and head of the Taira clan who commanded its forces during the Genpei War against the Minamoto.
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A.
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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B.
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
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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C.
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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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 Michitaka
Fujiwara no Michitaka was a powerful Heian-period Japanese court noble and regent who led the Fujiwara clan before his more famous younger brother Fujiwara no Michinaga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period person
ⓘ
Japanese military leader ⓘ member of the Taira clan ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heike Monogatari
ⓘ
linked to:
The Tale of the Heike
|
| capturedBy |
Minamoto forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Minamoto clan
|
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| clan | Taira clan ⓘ |
| conflict | Genpei War ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | appears as a character in The Tale of the Heike ⓘ |
| era | late Heian period ⓘ |
| familyName | Taira ⓘ |
| father | Taira no Kiyomori ⓘ |
| givenName | Munemori ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 12th century ⓘ |
| house | Heike ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Imperial Court of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato dynasty
|
| militaryRank | commander of Taira forces ⓘ |
| mother |
Taira no Tokiko
ⓘ
linked to:
Taira no Tokuko
|
| name | Taira no Munemori ⓘ |
| nativeName | 平宗盛 ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Dan-no-ura
ⓘ
Battle of Ichi-no-Tani ⓘ Battle of Uji (1184) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Uji (1180)
Battle of Yashima ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
flight of the Taira from Kyoto
ⓘ
loss of control over the capital ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading the Taira during their final years ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of Taira forces in the Genpei War ⓘ |
| opponent |
Minamoto clan
ⓘ
Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kyoto ⓘ |
| politicalFaction |
Taira regent government
ⓘ
linked to:
Taira clan
|
| positionHeld |
daijō-daijin
ⓘ
linked to:
Daijō-daijin
head of the Taira clan ⓘ |
| predecessor | Taira no Kiyomori ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| socialClass |
buke
ⓘ
kuge ⓘ |
| status | nobleman ⓘ |
| successor | none (Taira main line destroyed after Genpei War) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taira no Munemori Description of subject: Taira no Munemori was a late Heian-period Japanese military leader and head of the Taira clan who commanded its forces during the Genpei War against the Minamoto.
Referenced by (10)
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