Yonezawa Domain
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Yonezawa Domain was a feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, centered in modern Yamagata Prefecture and historically governed by the prominent Uesugi clan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yonezawa Domain canonical | 3 |
| Yonezawa domain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10978552 — 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: Yonezawa Domain Context triple: [Uesugi clan, domain, Yonezawa Domain]
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A.
Shōnai Domain
Shōnai Domain was a powerful feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, located in present-day Yamagata Prefecture and ruled by the Sakai clan, noted for its staunch support of the Tokugawa shogunate during the late 19th century.
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B.
Nagaoka Domain
Nagaoka Domain was a feudal han of the Edo period in Japan, ruled by daimyō and centered in what is now Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.
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C.
Tsuwano Domain
Tsuwano Domain was a small feudal han in western Japan’s Chūgoku region during the Edo period, centered on the castle town of Tsuwano in present-day Shimane Prefecture.
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D.
Morioka Domain
Morioka Domain was a feudal han of northern Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Nanbu clan from its castle town of Morioka in present-day Iwate Prefecture.
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E.
Kaga Domain
Kaga Domain was a powerful and wealthy feudal domain of Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Maeda clan and centered in present-day Ishikawa and Toyama Prefectures.
- 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: Yonezawa Domain Target entity description: Yonezawa Domain was a feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, centered in modern Yamagata Prefecture and historically governed by the prominent Uesugi clan.
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A.
Shōnai Domain
Shōnai Domain was a powerful feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, located in present-day Yamagata Prefecture and ruled by the Sakai clan, noted for its staunch support of the Tokugawa shogunate during the late 19th century.
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B.
Nagaoka Domain
Nagaoka Domain was a feudal han of the Edo period in Japan, ruled by daimyō and centered in what is now Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.
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C.
Tsuwano Domain
Tsuwano Domain was a small feudal han in western Japan’s Chūgoku region during the Edo period, centered on the castle town of Tsuwano in present-day Shimane Prefecture.
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D.
Morioka Domain
Morioka Domain was a feudal han of northern Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Nanbu clan from its castle town of Morioka in present-day Iwate Prefecture.
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E.
Kaga Domain
Kaga Domain was a powerful and wealthy feudal domain of Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Maeda clan and centered in present-day Ishikawa and Toyama Prefectures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal domain
ⓘ
han ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Abolition of the han system ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Yonezawa jin’ya and castle town
ⓘ
linked to:
Yonezawa Castle
|
| allegiance | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Northern Alliance (Ouetsu Reppan Domei) ⓘ |
| capital | Yonezawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanOrigin |
Uesugi clan of Echigo
ⓘ
linked to:
Uesugi clan
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPatronage |
Confucian learning
ⓘ
domain schools (hanko) ⓘ |
| economicBase |
rice agriculture
ⓘ
sericulture ⓘ |
| endTime | 1871 ⓘ |
| era | Edo period ⓘ |
| governingClan | Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasVassals | samurai retainers of Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Tohoku region
ⓘ
linked to:
Tohoku
|
| historicalSignificance | important tozama domain in northern Japan ⓘ |
| integratedInto | modern prefectural system of Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Yonezawa beef production region
ⓘ
agricultural development ⓘ domainal financial reforms ⓘ |
| kokudaka |
100000 koku
ⓘ
150000 koku ⓘ 300000 koku ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dewa Province
ⓘ
modern Yamagata Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Yamagata Prefecture
|
| mainCastle | Yonezawa Castle ⓘ |
| militaryObligation | sankin-kotai to Edo ⓘ |
| notableDaimyo |
Uesugi Kagekatsu
ⓘ
Uesugi Yozan ⓘ |
| notableReformer | Uesugi Yozan ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Boshin War ⓘ |
| partOf | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| predecessor | Uesugi holdings in Aizu ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| rulingFamily | Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1601 ⓘ |
| status | tozama domain ⓘ |
| successor |
Yamagata Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yonezawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | daimyo ⓘ |
| typeOfSubdivision | han of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
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: Yonezawa Domain Description of subject: Yonezawa Domain was a feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, centered in modern Yamagata Prefecture and historically governed by the prominent Uesugi clan.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yonezawa Domain