Battle of Shizugatake
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The Battle of Shizugatake was a pivotal 1583 conflict in Japan’s Sengoku period in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Shibata Katsuie, consolidating his power after Oda Nobunaga’s death.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Shizugatake canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6946976 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Shizugatake Context triple: [Toyotomi clan, keyBattle, Battle of Shizugatake]
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Battle of Ichi-no-Tani
The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani was a pivotal 1184 clash in Japan’s Genpei War in which Minamoto forces routed the Taira clan by attacking their coastal fortress from both land and sea.
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Battle of Anegawa
The Battle of Anegawa was a pivotal 1570 Sengoku-period conflict in Japan in which the allied forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated the Azai and Asakura clans, strengthening their path toward national unification.
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C.
Battle of Yamazaki
The Battle of Yamazaki was a pivotal 1582 conflict in Japan in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Akechi Mitsuhide, avenging Oda Nobunaga’s death and consolidating power on the path toward national unification.
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Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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E.
Battle of Nagashino
The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Shizugatake Target entity description: The Battle of Shizugatake was a pivotal 1583 conflict in Japan’s Sengoku period in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Shibata Katsuie, consolidating his power after Oda Nobunaga’s death.
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A.
Battle of Ichi-no-Tani
The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani was a pivotal 1184 clash in Japan’s Genpei War in which Minamoto forces routed the Taira clan by attacking their coastal fortress from both land and sea.
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B.
Battle of Anegawa
The Battle of Anegawa was a pivotal 1570 Sengoku-period conflict in Japan in which the allied forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated the Azai and Asakura clans, strengthening their path toward national unification.
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C.
Battle of Yamazaki
The Battle of Yamazaki was a pivotal 1582 conflict in Japan in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Akechi Mitsuhide, avenging Oda Nobunaga’s death and consolidating power on the path toward national unification.
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D.
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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E.
Battle of Nagashino
The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Shizugatake no Tatakai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Oda clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Oda Nobutaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Kitanosho Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Shibata Katsuie
NERFINISHED
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | power struggle after Oda Nobunaga’s death ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Shibata faction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toyotomi faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Fukushima Masanori
NERFINISHED
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Hirano Nagayasu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kasuya Takenori NERFINISHED ⓘ Katō Kiyomasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Katō Yoshiaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Niwa Nagahide NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakuma Morimasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Shibata Katsuie NERFINISHED ⓘ Takayama Ukon NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakizaka Yasuharu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Sengoku period battle ⓘ |
| date | 1583 ⓘ |
| era | Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Toyotomi Hideyoshi unification campaigns ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | elevation of Seven Spears of Shizugatake as Toyotomi generals ⓘ |
| hasParticipantGroup | Seven Spears of Shizugatake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Shizugatake NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōmi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | surprise counterattack by Toyotomi forces ⓘ |
| notableFeature | rapid forced march by Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s army ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat and later suicide of Shibata Katsuie ⓘ |
| partOf | Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Yamazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Toyotomi Hideyoshi victory ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidation of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s power
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decisive step toward unification of Japan under Toyotomi rule ⓘ |
| year | 1583 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Shizugatake Description of subject: The Battle of Shizugatake was a pivotal 1583 conflict in Japan’s Sengoku period in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Shibata Katsuie, consolidating his power after Oda Nobunaga’s death.
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