Fujiwara no Hidehira
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Fujiwara no Hidehira was a late Heian-period northern Japanese warlord and head of the Ōshū Fujiwara clan who ruled from Hiraizumi and briefly sheltered the fugitive hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fujiwara no Hidehira canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4627480 — 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 Context triple: [Minamoto no Yoshitsune, associatedWith, Fujiwara no Hidehira]
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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.
Fujiwara no Yoshifusa
Fujiwara no Yoshifusa was a powerful 9th-century Japanese statesman of the Fujiwara clan who became the first non-imperial regent, establishing his family's long-lasting dominance over the imperial court.
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C.
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.
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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: Fujiwara no Hidehira Target entity description: Fujiwara no Hidehira was a late Heian-period northern Japanese warlord and head of the Ōshū Fujiwara clan who ruled from Hiraizumi and briefly sheltered the fugitive hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
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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.
Fujiwara no Yoshifusa
Fujiwara no Yoshifusa was a powerful 9th-century Japanese statesman of the Fujiwara clan who became the first non-imperial regent, establishing his family's long-lasting dominance over the imperial court.
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C.
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.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period person
ⓘ
Japanese daimyō ⓘ member of the Fujiwara clan ⓘ warlord ⓘ Ōshū Fujiwara ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Minamoto clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chūson-ji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mōtsū-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1122 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hiraizumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Fujiwara no Yasuhira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Genpei War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1187 ⓘ |
| era | Genpei War era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Fujiwara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Fujiwara no Motohira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Hidehira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governed | Mutsu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last powerful leader of the Northern Fujiwara regime ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership of the Northern Fujiwara
ⓘ
ruling Northern Japan semi-independently from the central government ⓘ sheltering Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ōshū Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | warlord ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Hiraizumi as a political and cultural center ⓘ |
| opposed | Taira clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Fujiwara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf | Buddhist temples in Hiraizumi ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hiraizumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-independent ruler under nominal authority of the Kyoto court ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of the Ōshū Fujiwara clan
ⓘ
lord of Hiraizumi ⓘ |
| predecessor | Fujiwara no Motohira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Northern Honshū
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ōshū ⓘ |
| relative | Fujiwara no Motohira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Hiraizumi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mutsu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Hiraizumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sheltered | Minamoto no Yoshitsune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Fujiwara no Yasuhira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Minamoto no Yoshitsune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fujiwara no Hidehira Description of subject: Fujiwara no Hidehira was a late Heian-period northern Japanese warlord and head of the Ōshū Fujiwara clan who ruled from Hiraizumi and briefly sheltered the fugitive hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
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