Battle of Itsukushima
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The Battle of Itsukushima was a pivotal 1555 naval and land engagement in Japan’s Sengoku period in which Mōri Motonari used a daring surprise attack on Itsukushima Island to decisively defeat the Sue clan and secure dominance in western Honshu.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Itsukushima canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Miyajima | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11986553 — 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: Battle of Itsukushima Context triple: [Mōri Motonari, notableBattle, Battle of Itsukushima]
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Battle of Asakai
The Battle of Asakai was a massive, player-driven space conflict in the MMORPG EVE Online that became famous for its scale, unexpected escalation, and significant in-game economic impact.
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Battle of Yashima
The Battle of Yashima was a pivotal 1185 naval and land engagement in Japan’s Genpei War, where Minamoto forces decisively defeated the Taira clan near Shikoku, hastening the Taira’s downfall.
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C.
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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Battle of Ichi-no-Tani
The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani was a pivotal 1184 clash in Japan’s Genpei War in which Minamoto forces routed the Taira clan by attacking their coastal fortress from both land and sea.
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E.
Battle of Uedahara
The Battle of Uedahara was a 1548 conflict in Japan’s Sengoku period in which warlord Takeda Shingen suffered a rare defeat, notable for the effective use of firearms against his forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Itsukushima Target entity description: The Battle of Itsukushima was a pivotal 1555 naval and land engagement in Japan’s Sengoku period in which Mōri Motonari used a daring surprise attack on Itsukushima Island to decisively defeat the Sue clan and secure dominance in western Honshu.
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A.
Battle of Asakai
The Battle of Asakai was a massive, player-driven space conflict in the MMORPG EVE Online that became famous for its scale, unexpected escalation, and significant in-game economic impact.
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B.
Battle of Yashima
The Battle of Yashima was a pivotal 1185 naval and land engagement in Japan’s Genpei War, where Minamoto forces decisively defeated the Taira clan near Shikoku, hastening the Taira’s downfall.
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C.
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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D.
Battle of Ichi-no-Tani
The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani was a pivotal 1184 clash in Japan’s Genpei War in which Minamoto forces routed the Taira clan by attacking their coastal fortress from both land and sea.
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E.
Battle of Uedahara
The Battle of Uedahara was a 1548 conflict in Japan’s Sengoku period in which warlord Takeda Shingen suffered a rare defeat, notable for the effective use of firearms against his forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Miyajima