Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi
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Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi was a powerful late Heian-period northern Fujiwara lord who ruled from the cultural and political center of Hiraizumi in Japan’s Ōshū region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4627481 — 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: Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi Context triple: [Minamoto no Yoshitsune, tookRefugeWith, Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi]
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Shirakawa-tennō
Shirakawa-tennō was the 72nd emperor of Japan, known for initiating the insei (cloistered rule) system by abdicating the throne yet continuing to wield significant political power from behind the scenes in the late 11th and early 12th centuries.
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B.
Kakefu
Kakefu is a Japanese surname most notably associated with former professional baseball player Masayuki Kakefu.
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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 Kenshi
Fujiwara no Kenshi was a Heian-period Japanese noblewoman of the powerful Fujiwara clan who became an imperial consort and empress.
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E.
Fujiwara no Akinobu
Fujiwara no Akinobu was a Heian-period Japanese court noble and poet of the powerful Fujiwara clan, known as a son of the influential statesman 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: Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi Target entity description: Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi was a powerful late Heian-period northern Fujiwara lord who ruled from the cultural and political center of Hiraizumi in Japan’s Ōshū region.
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A.
Shirakawa-tennō
Shirakawa-tennō was the 72nd emperor of Japan, known for initiating the insei (cloistered rule) system by abdicating the throne yet continuing to wield significant political power from behind the scenes in the late 11th and early 12th centuries.
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B.
Kakefu
Kakefu is a Japanese surname most notably associated with former professional baseball player Masayuki Kakefu.
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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 Kenshi
Fujiwara no Kenshi was a Heian-period Japanese noblewoman of the powerful Fujiwara clan who became an imperial consort and empress.
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E.
Fujiwara no Akinobu
Fujiwara no Akinobu was a Heian-period Japanese court noble and poet of the powerful Fujiwara clan, known as a son of the influential statesman Fujiwara no Michinaga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period noble
ⓘ
Japanese daimyō ⓘ Northern Fujiwara clan leader ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hiraizumi culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Hiraizumi
golden age of Hiraizumi ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ōshū region ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ |
| controlledTerritory |
Dewa Province
ⓘ
Mutsu Province ⓘ northern Honshū ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalCenter | Hiraizumi ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Hiraizumi ⓘ |
| era | late Heian period ⓘ |
| father |
Fujiwara no Motohira
ⓘ
linked to:
Fujiwara no Yasuhira
|
| grandfather | Fujiwara no Kiyohira ⓘ |
| knownFor |
maintaining relative peace in Ōshū
ⓘ
patronage of Buddhist culture in Hiraizumi ⓘ ruling a semi-independent domain in northern Japan ⓘ supporting Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ |
| legacy |
development of Hiraizumi as a major religious and cultural center
ⓘ
strengthening of Northern Fujiwara power in northern Japan ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Fujiwara clan
ⓘ
Northern Fujiwara ⓘ
linked to:
Fujiwara clan
|
| notableResidence | Hiraizumi ⓘ |
| notableSiteAssociated |
Chūson-ji
ⓘ
Mōtsū-ji ⓘ |
| opposed | full control of Minamoto no Yoritomo over Ōshū ⓘ |
| patronOf | Tendai Buddhism ⓘ |
| politicalCenter | Hiraizumi ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-independent ruler under nominal Kyoto authority ⓘ |
| position | third ruler of the Northern Fujiwara ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Fujiwara no Motohira
ⓘ
linked to:
Fujiwara no Yasuhira
|
| regionRuled | Ōshū ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Hiraizumi ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Hiraizumi ⓘ |
| successor | Fujiwara no Yasuhira ⓘ |
| supported | Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| title | Lord of Ōshū ⓘ |
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