go-sekke (Five Regent Houses)
E950187
Japanese aristocratic institution
Japanese kuge family
group of noble families
political power structure
The go-sekke (Five Regent Houses) were the five most prestigious branches of the Fujiwara clan that monopolized the positions of regent and chief advisor to the Japanese emperor during much of the feudal era.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Five regent houses | 1 |
| go-sekke (Five Regent Houses) canonical | 1 |
| regent houses (sekke) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11832781 — 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: go-sekke (Five Regent Houses) Context triple: [Kujō family, memberOfGroup, go-sekke (Five Regent Houses)]
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A.
Gokishichidō system
The Gokishichidō system was an ancient Japanese administrative and road network framework that organized the country into five central provinces and seven regional circuits.
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B.
Kokudokōtsū-shō
Kokudokōtsū-shō is Japan’s central government ministry responsible for national land policy, infrastructure development, transportation systems, and tourism administration.
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C.
Rikitea
Rikitea is the principal village and administrative hub of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia, known for its lagoon setting and pearl-farming activities.
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D.
Kodenmachō
Kodenmachō is a neighborhood in Chūō ward, central Tokyo, known as a traditional commercial district with a mix of small businesses, offices, and residential buildings.
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E.
Kaishintō
Kaishintō was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political party advocating constitutional government and liberal reforms.
- 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: go-sekke (Five Regent Houses) Target entity description: The go-sekke (Five Regent Houses) were the five most prestigious branches of the Fujiwara clan that monopolized the positions of regent and chief advisor to the Japanese emperor during much of the feudal era.
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A.
Gokishichidō system
The Gokishichidō system was an ancient Japanese administrative and road network framework that organized the country into five central provinces and seven regional circuits.
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B.
Kokudokōtsū-shō
Kokudokōtsū-shō is Japan’s central government ministry responsible for national land policy, infrastructure development, transportation systems, and tourism administration.
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C.
Rikitea
Rikitea is the principal village and administrative hub of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia, known for its lagoon setting and pearl-farming activities.
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D.
Kodenmachō
Kodenmachō is a neighborhood in Chūō ward, central Tokyo, known as a traditional commercial district with a mix of small businesses, offices, and residential buildings.
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E.
Kaishintō
Kaishintō was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political party advocating constitutional government and liberal reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese aristocratic institution
ⓘ
Japanese kuge family ⓘ Japanese kuge family ⓘ Japanese kuge family ⓘ Japanese kuge family ⓘ Japanese kuge family ⓘ group of noble families ⓘ political power structure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Five Regent Houses
ⓘ
Gosekke ⓘ |
| basedOnClan | Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Fujiwara clan
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Fujiwara clan ⓘ Fujiwara clan ⓘ Fujiwara clan ⓘ Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRole | patrons of classical Japanese culture ⓘ |
| declineFactor | Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| etymology | "go" meaning five and "sekke" meaning regent houses ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ichijō family
ⓘ
Konoe family ⓘ Kujō family ⓘ Nijō family ⓘ
linked to:
Kujō family
Takatsukasa family ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
kanpaku
ⓘ
sesshō ⓘ |
| hereditaryStatus | hereditary regent houses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
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Edo period ⓘ Kamakura period ⓘ Muromachi period ⓘ late Heian period ⓘ
linked to:
Heian period
|
| influencedInstitution | Imperial Court of Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized by the imperial court ⓘ |
| maintainedPowerThrough |
control of court ranks
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marriage alliances with the imperial family ⓘ |
| monopolizedOffice |
chief advisor to the Japanese emperor
ⓘ
regent to the Japanese emperor ⓘ |
| originatedFrom |
Fujiwara regent family
ⓘ
linked to:
Fujiwara clan
|
| partOf | Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
controlled access to the emperor
ⓘ
dominated imperial regency ⓘ |
| powerBase | Kyoto ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Fujiwara regents
ⓘ
linked to:
Fujiwara regency system
kuge aristocracy ⓘ |
| scriptOfName | kanji ⓘ |
| selectionRule | only members could become sesshō or kanpaku ⓘ |
| socialClass | kuge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: go-sekke (Five Regent Houses) Description of subject: The go-sekke (Five Regent Houses) were the five most prestigious branches of the Fujiwara clan that monopolized the positions of regent and chief advisor to the Japanese emperor during much of the feudal era.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
kuge
linked to: go-sekke (Five Regent Houses)