Uesugi Kagetora
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Uesugi Kagetora was a Sengoku-period samurai and adopted son of Uesugi Kenshin who became a central figure in the Uesugi clan’s internal succession conflict known as the Otate no Ran.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uesugi Kagetora canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10978528 — 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 Kagetora Context triple: [Uesugi clan, notableMember, Uesugi Kagetora]
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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.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Ōyama Tokugorō
Ōyama Tokugorō was a Japanese figure known primarily as a member of the prominent Ōyama family, related to influential Meiji-era statesman and field marshal Ōyama Iwao.
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D.
Uesugi Tomooki
Uesugi Tomooki was a samurai lord of Japan’s Sengoku period, known for his role as a retainer of the Uesugi clan and his involvement in regional power struggles.
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E.
Genjuro Kibagami
Genjuro Kibagami is a recurring anti-hero and rival swordsman in SNK’s Samurai Shodown fighting game series, known for his ruthless demeanor and powerful iaido-based fighting style.
- 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 Kagetora Target entity description: Uesugi Kagetora was a Sengoku-period samurai and adopted son of Uesugi Kenshin who became a central figure in the Uesugi clan’s internal succession conflict known as the Otate no Ran.
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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.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Ōyama Tokugorō
Ōyama Tokugorō was a Japanese figure known primarily as a member of the prominent Ōyama family, related to influential Meiji-era statesman and field marshal Ōyama Iwao.
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D.
Uesugi Tomooki
Uesugi Tomooki was a samurai lord of Japan’s Sengoku period, known for his role as a retainer of the Uesugi clan and his involvement in regional power struggles.
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E.
Genjuro Kibagami
Genjuro Kibagami is a recurring anti-hero and rival swordsman in SNK’s Samurai Shodown fighting game series, known for his ruthless demeanor and powerful iaido-based fighting style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sengoku-period person
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daimyo ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| activeIn | Echigo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptiveFamily | Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| adoptiveFather | Uesugi Kenshin ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hōjō Saburō
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Saburō Kagetora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCastle |
Kasugayama Castle
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Samegao Castle ⓘ |
| birthFamily |
Later Hōjō clan
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linked to:
Late Hōjō clan
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| birthFather | Hōjō Ujiyasu ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Odawara, Sagami Province
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linked to:
Odawara
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| clan | Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| conflict | Otate no Ran ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide ⓘ |
| deathInContextOf | Otate no Ran ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Samegao Castle ⓘ |
| eraName |
Sengoku jidai
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linked to:
Sengoku period
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| familyName | Uesugi ⓘ |
| formerClan |
Later Hōjō clan
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linked to:
Late Hōjō clan
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| givenName | Kagetora ⓘ |
| historicalCategory |
Japanese samurai
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People of the Sengoku period ⓘ |
| militaryAlly |
Later Hōjō clan
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linked to:
Late Hōjō clan
Takeda clan ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
adopted by Uesugi Kenshin to strengthen ties with the Hōjō clan
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contested succession of Uesugi Kenshin with Uesugi Kagekatsu ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the Uesugi succession dispute Otate no Ran ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Uesugi Kagekatsu ⓘ |
| period | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| politicalRole | claimant to leadership of the Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| region | Echigo ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | power struggle after the death of Uesugi Kenshin ⓘ |
| rival | Uesugi Kagekatsu ⓘ |
| role | military commander of the Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| spouse | daughter of Uesugi Kenshin ⓘ |
| statusInClan | adopted heir candidate of Uesugi Kenshin ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Hōjō clan
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Takeda clan ⓘ |
| title | Uesugi Kagetora ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uesugi Kagetora Description of subject: Uesugi Kagetora was a Sengoku-period samurai and adopted son of Uesugi Kenshin who became a central figure in the Uesugi clan’s internal succession conflict known as the Otate no Ran.
Referenced by (4)
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