Siege of Fushimi
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The Siege of Fushimi was a pivotal 1600 conflict in Japan’s Sengoku period, in which Tokugawa Ieyasu’s ally Torii Mototada made a famous last stand at Fushimi Castle to delay Ishida Mitsunari’s forces before the Battle of Sekigahara.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Fushimi canonical | 2 |
| Siege of Fushimi (1600) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6947031 — 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: Siege of Fushimi Context triple: [Fushimi Castle, event, Siege of Fushimi]
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A.
Siege of Kumamoto Castle
The Siege of Kumamoto Castle was a pivotal 1877 engagement in Japan’s Satsuma Rebellion, where government forces successfully withstood a prolonged assault by samurai rebels, marking a turning point in the conflict.
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B.
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.
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C.
Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka was a decisive series of battles (1614–1615) in Japan that led to the destruction of the Toyotomi clan and the unchallenged dominance of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Battle of Asakai
The Battle of Asakai was a massive, player-driven space conflict in the MMORPG EVE Online that became famous for its scale, unexpected escalation, and significant in-game economic impact.
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E.
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.
- 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: Siege of Fushimi Target entity description: The Siege of Fushimi was a pivotal 1600 conflict in Japan’s Sengoku period, in which Tokugawa Ieyasu’s ally Torii Mototada made a famous last stand at Fushimi Castle to delay Ishida Mitsunari’s forces before the Battle of Sekigahara.
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A.
Siege of Kumamoto Castle
The Siege of Kumamoto Castle was a pivotal 1877 engagement in Japan’s Satsuma Rebellion, where government forces successfully withstood a prolonged assault by samurai rebels, marking a turning point in the conflict.
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B.
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.
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C.
Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka was a decisive series of battles (1614–1615) in Japan that led to the destruction of the Toyotomi clan and the unchallenged dominance of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Battle of Asakai
The Battle of Asakai was a massive, player-driven space conflict in the MMORPG EVE Online that became famous for its scale, unexpected escalation, and significant in-game economic impact.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attacker |
Ishida Mitsunari
ⓘ
Western Army forces ⓘ
linked to:
Western Army
|
| belligerent |
Eastern Army
ⓘ
Ishida Mitsunari faction ⓘ Tokugawa Ieyasu faction ⓘ
linked to:
Tokugawa faction
Western Army ⓘ |
| causeOf | weakening of Western Army position before Sekigahara ⓘ |
| commander |
Ishida Mitsunari
ⓘ
Kobayakawa Hideaki ⓘ Torii Mototada ⓘ Ukita Hideie ⓘ Ōtani Yoshitsugu ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Japan ⓘ |
| conflictType | castle siege ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1600 ⓘ |
| defender |
Tokugawa garrison
ⓘ
Torii Mototada ⓘ |
| era |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
ⓘ
late Sengoku period ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Sekigahara ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
delay Ishida Mitsunari’s advance
ⓘ
secure approach to Kyoto ⓘ |
| involves |
Fushimi Castle
ⓘ
Ishida Mitsunari ⓘ Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ Torii Mototada ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Fushimi
ⓘ
Fushimi Castle ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Torii Mototada’s last stand
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delaying action enabling Tokugawa Ieyasu’s deployment ⓘ famous loyalty testament of Torii Mototada ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sekigahara campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Sekigahara
Sengoku period ⓘ |
| precededBy | political tensions after Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s death ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tokugawa shogunate establishment
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linked to:
Tokugawa shogunate
Toyotomi clan decline ⓘ |
| result |
Ishida Mitsunari victory
ⓘ
fall of Fushimi Castle ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of route between Osaka and eastern Japan
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protection of Kyoto ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| year | 1600 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Fushimi Description of subject: The Siege of Fushimi was a pivotal 1600 conflict in Japan’s Sengoku period, in which Tokugawa Ieyasu’s ally Torii Mototada made a famous last stand at Fushimi Castle to delay Ishida Mitsunari’s forces before the Battle of Sekigahara.
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