Genkō War
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The Genkō War was a 14th-century conflict in Japan in which Emperor Go-Daigo’s forces overthrew the Kamakura shogunate, paving the way for the brief Kenmu Restoration of imperial rule.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11975394 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Genkō War Context triple: [Kenmu Restoration, precededBy, Genkō War]
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Jōkyū War
The Jōkyū War was a 1221 conflict in Japan in which Emperor Go-Toba’s attempt to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate failed, solidifying samurai military rule over the imperial court.
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Jishō–Yōwa War
The Jishō–Yōwa War, better known as the Genpei War, was a late 12th-century Japanese civil conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans that led to the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate.
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Ōnin War
The Ōnin War was a devastating 15th-century civil conflict in Japan that triggered the collapse of central shogunal authority and ushered in the chaotic Sengoku (Warring States) period.
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Boshin War
The Boshin War was a Japanese civil conflict (1868–1869) between forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate and those supporting the restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Meiji, which led to the end of the shogunate and the modernization of Japan.
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Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
The Ishiyama Hongan-ji War was a protracted late-16th-century conflict in Japan between the militant Ikkō-ikki sect based at the Ishiyama Hongan-ji temple fortress and the forces of warlord Oda Nobunaga, emblematic of the intense religious and political struggles of the Sengoku period.
- 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: Genkō War Target entity description: The Genkō War was a 14th-century conflict in Japan in which Emperor Go-Daigo’s forces overthrew the Kamakura shogunate, paving the way for the brief Kenmu Restoration of imperial rule.
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A.
Jōkyū War
The Jōkyū War was a 1221 conflict in Japan in which Emperor Go-Toba’s attempt to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate failed, solidifying samurai military rule over the imperial court.
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B.
Jishō–Yōwa War
The Jishō–Yōwa War, better known as the Genpei War, was a late 12th-century Japanese civil conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans that led to the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate.
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C.
Ōnin War
The Ōnin War was a devastating 15th-century civil conflict in Japan that triggered the collapse of central shogunal authority and ushered in the chaotic Sengoku (Warring States) period.
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D.
Boshin War
The Boshin War was a Japanese civil conflict (1868–1869) between forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate and those supporting the restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Meiji, which led to the end of the shogunate and the modernization of Japan.
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E.
Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
The Ishiyama Hongan-ji War was a protracted late-16th-century conflict in Japan between the militant Ikkō-ikki sect based at the Ishiyama Hongan-ji temple fortress and the forces of warlord Oda Nobunaga, emblematic of the intense religious and political struggles of the Sengoku period.
- F. None of above. chosen
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linked to: Genkō War