Ogawa Suketada defected to Tokugawa side
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Ogawa Suketada was a samurai commander during Japan’s Sengoku period who is chiefly remembered for betraying the Western Army and switching allegiance to Tokugawa Ieyasu at the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ogawa Suketada defected to Tokugawa side canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6542664 — 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: Ogawa Suketada defected to Tokugawa side Context triple: [Battle of Sekigahara, notableDefection, Ogawa Suketada defected to Tokugawa side]
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A.
Battle of Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara was a decisive 1600 conflict in Japan that led to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dominance and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, ushering in over two centuries of relative peace.
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B.
Satsuma domain forces
The Satsuma domain forces were samurai-led troops from Japan’s Satsuma Domain that played a central role in the Satsuma Rebellion against the Meiji government in 1877.
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C.
Akizuki Rebellion
The Akizuki Rebellion was an 1876 samurai uprising in Akizuki, Japan, protesting the Meiji government's rapid modernization and loss of traditional samurai privileges.
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D.
Odawara campaign
The Odawara campaign was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s decisive 1590 military operation against the Hōjō clan that effectively unified Japan under his rule.
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E.
siege of Shirakawa Palace
The siege of Shirakawa Palace was a pivotal 1156 military clash in Kyoto during the Hōgen Rebellion, marking a key confrontation between rival samurai factions that helped set the stage for the rise of warrior rule in Japan.
- 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: Ogawa Suketada defected to Tokugawa side Target entity description: Ogawa Suketada was a samurai commander during Japan’s Sengoku period who is chiefly remembered for betraying the Western Army and switching allegiance to Tokugawa Ieyasu at the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara.
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A.
Battle of Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara was a decisive 1600 conflict in Japan that led to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dominance and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, ushering in over two centuries of relative peace.
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B.
Satsuma domain forces
The Satsuma domain forces were samurai-led troops from Japan’s Satsuma Domain that played a central role in the Satsuma Rebellion against the Meiji government in 1877.
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C.
Akizuki Rebellion
The Akizuki Rebellion was an 1876 samurai uprising in Akizuki, Japan, protesting the Meiji government's rapid modernization and loss of traditional samurai privileges.
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D.
Odawara campaign
The Odawara campaign was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s decisive 1590 military operation against the Hōjō clan that effectively unified Japan under his rule.
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E.
siege of Shirakawa Palace
The siege of Shirakawa Palace was a pivotal 1156 military clash in Kyoto during the Hōgen Rebellion, marking a key confrontation between rival samurai factions that helped set the stage for the rise of warrior rule in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historicalEvent ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate | 1600 ⓘ |
| hasContext | Battle of Sekigahara ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | pivotal moment in the Battle of Sekigahara ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipant |
Ogawa Suketada
ⓘ
Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| hasMotiveAttributed |
political survival
ⓘ
seeking favor with Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| hasNature |
allegianceSwitch
ⓘ
betrayal ⓘ |
| hasOutcomeContribution | strengthened Tokugawa position at Sekigahara ⓘ |
| hasSideAfterDefection |
Tokugawa side
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokugawa clan
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| hasSideBeforeDefection | Western Army ⓘ |
| involvesMilitaryRole | samurai commander ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | Tokugawa shogunate founding ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Battle of Sekigahara ⓘ |
| isRememberedFor |
betrayal of the Western Army at Sekigahara
ⓘ
supporting Tokugawa Ieyasu at Sekigahara ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Sekigahara
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Sekigahara
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| tookPlaceInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInPeriod | Sengoku period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ogawa Suketada defected to Tokugawa side Description of subject: Ogawa Suketada was a samurai commander during Japan’s Sengoku period who is chiefly remembered for betraying the Western Army and switching allegiance to Tokugawa Ieyasu at the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara.
Referenced by (1)
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