Kasugayama Castle
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Kasugayama Castle was a major Sengoku-period mountain fortress in Echigo Province, Japan, best known as the stronghold and residence of the warlord Uesugi Kenshin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kasugayama Castle canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11867411 — 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: Kasugayama Castle Context triple: [Uesugi Kenshin, castle, Kasugayama Castle]
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A.
Fukuchiyama Castle
Fukuchiyama Castle is a reconstructed Japanese hilltop castle in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, originally built in the late 16th century and noted for its historical architecture and panoramic views.
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B.
Koriyama Castle
Koriyama Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Nara Prefecture known for its Edo-period fortifications and scenic cherry blossoms.
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C.
Nagaoka Castle
Nagaoka Castle was a Japanese feudal stronghold in Echigo Province that served as the political and administrative center of the Nagaoka Domain during the Edo period.
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D.
Aizuwakamatsu Castle
Aizuwakamatsu Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, renowned for its role in the Boshin War and its reconstructed keep with distinctive red-tiled roofs.
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E.
Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle was a prominent Japanese fortress in present-day Shizuoka, historically significant as a Tokugawa stronghold and the retirement residence of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- 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: Kasugayama Castle Target entity description: Kasugayama Castle was a major Sengoku-period mountain fortress in Echigo Province, Japan, best known as the stronghold and residence of the warlord Uesugi Kenshin.
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A.
Fukuchiyama Castle
Fukuchiyama Castle is a reconstructed Japanese hilltop castle in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, originally built in the late 16th century and noted for its historical architecture and panoramic views.
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B.
Koriyama Castle
Koriyama Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Nara Prefecture known for its Edo-period fortifications and scenic cherry blossoms.
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C.
Nagaoka Castle
Nagaoka Castle was a Japanese feudal stronghold in Echigo Province that served as the political and administrative center of the Nagaoka Domain during the Edo period.
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D.
Aizuwakamatsu Castle
Aizuwakamatsu Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, renowned for its role in the Boshin War and its reconstructed keep with distinctive red-tiled roofs.
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E.
Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle was a prominent Japanese fortress in present-day Shizuoka, historically significant as a Tokugawa stronghold and the retirement residence of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
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Sengoku-period fortress ⓘ mountain castle ⓘ |
| abandoned | early Edo period ⓘ |
| access | hiking trails from foot of Kasugayama ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nagao clan
ⓘ
Uesugi Kagekatsu ⓘ Uesugi Kenshin ⓘ |
| battlefieldRole |
base for Uesugi campaigns in the Hokuriku region
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strategic stronghold in northern Honshū ⓘ |
| bestKnownAs | stronghold of Uesugi Kenshin ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| constructed | 15th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Nagao clan
ⓘ
Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDesignation |
National Historic Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Special National Historic Site
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| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| designatedAs | National Historic Site of Japan ⓘ |
| elevation | about 180 metres ⓘ |
| eraOfSignificance | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| formerName | Kasuga-yama-jō ⓘ |
| hasSiteFeature |
earthworks
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moats ⓘ ramparts ⓘ stone walls ⓘ terraced baileys ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Jōetsu plain
ⓘ
linked to:
Niigata plain
Sea of Japan ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Echigo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Echigo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Jōetsu
|
| locatedInMunicipality | Jōetsu City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Niigata Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kasugayama mountain ⓘ |
| near |
Kasugayama Shrine
ⓘ
Rinsen-ji Temple ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Uesugi Kagekatsu
ⓘ
Uesugi Kenshin ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
military fortress
ⓘ
residence of a daimyō ⓘ |
| region | Chūbu region ⓘ |
| servedAs | headquarters of Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| tourism | popular historical tourism site ⓘ |
| type | yamashiro ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kasugayama Castle Description of subject: Kasugayama Castle was a major Sengoku-period mountain fortress in Echigo Province, Japan, best known as the stronghold and residence of the warlord Uesugi Kenshin.
Referenced by (6)
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