Uesugi Norizane
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Uesugi Norizane was a prominent samurai warlord and shugo (military governor) of the Uesugi clan during Japan’s Muromachi period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uesugi Norizane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10978525 — 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: Uesugi Norizane Context triple: [Uesugi clan, notableMember, Uesugi Norizane]
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A.
Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi Kenshin was a prominent Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō famed for his military prowess, strategic genius, and rivalry with Takeda Shingen.
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B.
Hōjō Masako
Hōjō Masako was a powerful Japanese political leader and Buddhist nun who effectively ruled the Kamakura shogunate as the widow of Minamoto no Yoritomo and a central figure in the Hōjō regency.
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C.
Nijō Tadako
Nijō Tadako was a Japanese noblewoman of the Nijō family who became an imperial consort as the wife of Emperor Kōmei in the late Edo period.
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D.
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime was a Japanese imperial princess of the Arisugawa-no-miya house and a member of the broader Japanese Imperial Family in the late Edo to early Meiji period.
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E.
Nijō Tsuruko
Nijō Tsuruko was a Japanese noblewoman of the Nijō family and the mother of Empress Shōken, consort of Emperor Meiji.
- 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: Uesugi Norizane Target entity description: Uesugi Norizane was a prominent samurai warlord and shugo (military governor) of the Uesugi clan during Japan’s Muromachi period.
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A.
Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi Kenshin was a prominent Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō famed for his military prowess, strategic genius, and rivalry with Takeda Shingen.
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B.
Hōjō Masako
Hōjō Masako was a powerful Japanese political leader and Buddhist nun who effectively ruled the Kamakura shogunate as the widow of Minamoto no Yoritomo and a central figure in the Hōjō regency.
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C.
Nijō Tadako
Nijō Tadako was a Japanese noblewoman of the Nijō family who became an imperial consort as the wife of Emperor Kōmei in the late Edo period.
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D.
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime was a Japanese imperial princess of the Arisugawa-no-miya house and a member of the broader Japanese Imperial Family in the late Edo to early Meiji period.
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E.
Nijō Tsuruko
Nijō Tsuruko was a Japanese noblewoman of the Nijō family and the mother of Empress Shōken, consort of Emperor Meiji.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese noble
ⓘ
daimyo ⓘ historical figure ⓘ samurai ⓘ shugo ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Ashikaga shogunate
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashikaga clan
Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
Uesugi clan vassals
ⓘ
linked to:
Uesugi clan
|
| clan | Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| era | 14th–15th century Japan ⓘ |
| familyName | Uesugi ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
feudal governance
ⓘ
military affairs ⓘ |
| genre | military history of Japan ⓘ |
| givenName | Norizane ⓘ |
| government |
Ashikaga shogunate
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashikaga clan
|
| historicalRegion | Kanto ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ashikaga shogunate politics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | samurai forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | warlord ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the Uesugi clan
ⓘ
role as shugo during the Muromachi period ⓘ |
| notableRole | military governor of the Uesugi clan territories ⓘ |
| occupation |
samurai
ⓘ
warlord ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese feudal system
ⓘ
Muromachi-era samurai society ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of Uesugi clan
ⓘ
military governor ⓘ shugo of Kanto region ⓘ |
| powerBase | Uesugi clan domains ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Japan
ⓘ
Kanto region ⓘ
linked to:
Kanto
|
| residence |
Kanto region
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanto
|
| socialClass | buke (warrior class) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Muromachi period ⓘ |
| typeOf | feudal lord ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uesugi Norizane Description of subject: Uesugi Norizane was a prominent samurai warlord and shugo (military governor) of the Uesugi clan during Japan’s Muromachi period.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.