Hōjō clan
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The Hōjō clan was a powerful samurai family that dominated the Kantō region during Japan’s Sengoku period, ruling from Odawara and frequently clashing with other major warlords.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hōjō clan canonical | 21 |
| Hojo clan | 2 |
| Hōjō Enya clan | 1 |
| Hōjō clan (Kamakura) | 1 |
| Kamakura Hōjō clan | 1 |
| 後北条氏 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11932382 — 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: Hōjō clan Context triple: [Takeda Shingen, alliedWith, Hōjō clan]
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A.
Nagao clan
The Nagao clan was a prominent samurai family in Japan’s Sengoku period, best known as the original family of the famed warlord Uesugi Kenshin before his adoption into the Uesugi clan.
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B.
Hosokawa clan
The Hosokawa clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence as influential shugo (military governors) and key political players during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods.
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C.
Imagawa clan
The Imagawa clan was a powerful samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, best known for its regional dominance in Tōtōmi and Suruga Provinces before its sudden decline following defeat by Oda Nobunaga.
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D.
Takeda clan
The Takeda clan was a powerful samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, best known for its famed warlord Takeda Shingen and its military prowess in central Honshu.
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E.
Azai clan
The Azai clan was a prominent samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, known for its rule over northern Ōmi Province and its eventual destruction by Oda Nobunaga.
- 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: Hōjō clan Target entity description: The Hōjō clan was a powerful samurai family that dominated the Kantō region during Japan’s Sengoku period, ruling from Odawara and frequently clashing with other major warlords.
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A.
Nagao clan
The Nagao clan was a prominent samurai family in Japan’s Sengoku period, best known as the original family of the famed warlord Uesugi Kenshin before his adoption into the Uesugi clan.
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B.
Hosokawa clan
The Hosokawa clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence as influential shugo (military governors) and key political players during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods.
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C.
Imagawa clan
The Imagawa clan was a powerful samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, best known for its regional dominance in Tōtōmi and Suruga Provinces before its sudden decline following defeat by Oda Nobunaga.
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D.
Takeda clan
The Takeda clan was a powerful samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, best known for its famed warlord Takeda Shingen and its military prowess in central Honshu.
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E.
Azai clan
The Azai clan was a prominent samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, known for its rule over northern Ōmi Province and its eventual destruction by Oda Nobunaga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Hōjō clan