Sengoku period
E58699
The Sengoku period was a turbulent era of civil war and social upheaval in Japan, marked by powerful feudal lords vying for control and laying the groundwork for the country’s eventual unification.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sengoku period canonical | 41 |
| Azuchi–Momoyama period | 3 |
| Sengoku (Warring States) period | 1 |
| Sengoku jidai | 1 |
| Sengoku period Japan | 1 |
| late Sengoku period | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T464146 — 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.
Target entity: Sengoku period Context triple: [Sakai, historicalEraOfProsperity, Sengoku period]
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Muromachi period
The Muromachi period was a Japanese historical era (1336–1573) marked by Ashikaga shogunate rule, flourishing arts such as Noh and ink painting, and the growth of prosperous merchant cities like Sakai.
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Edo period
The Edo period was a long era of relative peace, isolationist foreign policy, and flourishing urban culture in Japan under Tokugawa shogunate rule from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
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Yamato period
The Yamato period was an early era of Japanese history (roughly 3rd to 7th century) marked by the political consolidation of the Yamato clan, the emergence of a centralized state, and the introduction of Buddhism and Chinese cultural influences.
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D.
Heian period
The Heian period was a classical era of Japanese history (794–1185) marked by an imperial court-centered culture, flourishing literature such as The Tale of Genji, and the development of a distinct Japanese aesthetic.
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E.
Three Kingdoms period
The Three Kingdoms period was a turbulent era in Chinese history (220–280 CE) marked by the division of China into the rival states of Wei, Shu, and Wu, extensive warfare, and legendary figures later romanticized in classic literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sengoku period Target entity description: The Sengoku period was a turbulent era of civil war and social upheaval in Japan, marked by powerful feudal lords vying for control and laying the groundwork for the country’s eventual unification.
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A.
Muromachi period
The Muromachi period was a Japanese historical era (1336–1573) marked by Ashikaga shogunate rule, flourishing arts such as Noh and ink painting, and the growth of prosperous merchant cities like Sakai.
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B.
Edo period
The Edo period was a long era of relative peace, isolationist foreign policy, and flourishing urban culture in Japan under Tokugawa shogunate rule from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
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C.
Yamato period
The Yamato period was an early era of Japanese history (roughly 3rd to 7th century) marked by the political consolidation of the Yamato clan, the emergence of a centralized state, and the introduction of Buddhism and Chinese cultural influences.
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D.
Heian period
The Heian period was a classical era of Japanese history (794–1185) marked by an imperial court-centered culture, flourishing literature such as The Tale of Genji, and the development of a distinct Japanese aesthetic.
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E.
Three Kingdoms period
The Three Kingdoms period was a turbulent era in Chinese history (220–280 CE) marked by the division of China into the rival states of Wei, Shu, and Wu, extensive warfare, and legendary figures later romanticized in classic literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese historical era
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sengoku period
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surface form:
Sengoku jidai
Warring States period ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism
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Christianity ⓘ Shinto ⓘ |
| causeOf | decline of Ashikaga shogunate power ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
civil war
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daimyo warfare ⓘ political fragmentation ⓘ social upheaval ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1600 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
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Edo period ⓘ |
| governedBy |
daimyo
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warlords ⓘ |
| hasCause | Ōnin War ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
Battle of Nagashino
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Battle of Okehazama ⓘ Battle of Sekigahara ⓘ Incident at Honnō-ji ⓘ Ishiyama Hongan-ji War ⓘ Kawanakajima campaigns ⓘ Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
surface form:
Korean invasions by Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Kyōto conquest by Oda Nobunaga ⓘ Odawara campaign ⓘ unification campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Akechi Mitsuhide
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Chōsokabe Motochika ⓘ Date Masamune ⓘ Hōjō Sōun ⓘ Imagawa Yoshimoto ⓘ Mōri Motonari ⓘ Oda Nobunaga ⓘ Shimazu Yoshihisa ⓘ Takeda Shingen ⓘ Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ Uesugi Kenshin ⓘ |
| hasKeyProcess |
castle town development
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decline of shogunal authority ⓘ land surveys and cadastral reforms ⓘ rise of regional daimyo ⓘ spread of firearms ⓘ unification of Japan ⓘ |
| hasSocialClass |
artisans
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merchants ⓘ peasants ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| introducedTechnology | matchlock firearms (tanegashima) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Muromachi period ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
centralization of power under Tokugawa Ieyasu
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establishment of Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ political unification of Japan ⓘ |
| startEvent | Ōnin War ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1467 ⓘ |
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Subject: Sengoku period Description of subject: The Sengoku period was a turbulent era of civil war and social upheaval in Japan, marked by powerful feudal lords vying for control and laying the groundwork for the country’s eventual unification.
Referenced by (48)
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