Taira no Shigemori
E443244
Taira no Shigemori was a prominent 12th-century Japanese courtier and military leader of the Taira clan, noted for his moderation and attempts to restrain his family's growing power during the late Heian period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taira no Shigemori canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4254743 — 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 Shigemori Context triple: [Taira no Kiyomori, child, Taira no Shigemori]
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A.
Taira no Munemori
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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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 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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Shigemori Target entity description: Taira no Shigemori was a prominent 12th-century Japanese courtier and military leader of the Taira clan, noted for his moderation and attempts to restrain his family's growing power during the late Heian period.
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A.
Taira no Munemori
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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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 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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period person
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Japanese court noble ⓘ military leader ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emperor Go-Shirakawa
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Heiji Rebellion ⓘ Hōgen Rebellion ⓘ Taira no Kiyomori ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1138 ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conciliatory
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moderate ⓘ |
| clan | Taira clan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| courtRank |
Minister of the Right
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udaijin ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | appears in Japanese war tales ⓘ |
| deathCause | illness ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1179 ⓘ |
| era | late Heian period ⓘ |
| familyName | Taira ⓘ |
| father | Taira no Kiyomori ⓘ |
| givenName | Shigemori ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempts to maintain balance between court and warrior interests
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restraining excesses of the Taira regime ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Heike Monogatari
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linked to:
The Tale of the Heike
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| militaryClass | buke ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Heiji Rebellion
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Hōgen Rebellion ⓘ |
| mother |
Taira no Tokiko
ⓘ
linked to:
Taira no Tokuko
Tokiko ⓘ |
| name | Taira no Shigemori ⓘ |
| nobleStatus | kuge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempts to restrain Taira clan power
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loyalty to Emperor Go-Shirakawa ⓘ moderation in politics ⓘ |
| patronOf | Buddhist temples ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporter of the imperial court ⓘ |
| position |
courtier
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military commander ⓘ |
| predeceased | Taira no Kiyomori ⓘ |
| region | Kyoto ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInConflicts | Taira commander ⓘ |
| servedRuler | Emperor Go-Shirakawa ⓘ |
| succession | senior heir of Taira no Kiyomori during his lifetime ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taira no Shigemori Description of subject: Taira no Shigemori was a prominent 12th-century Japanese courtier and military leader of the Taira clan, noted for his moderation and attempts to restrain his family's growing power during the late Heian period.
Referenced by (4)
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