Ashikaga
E980720
UNEXPLORED
Ashikaga was a powerful samurai clan that ruled Japan as shoguns during the Muromachi period (1336–1573).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ashikaga canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131983 — 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: Ashikaga Context triple: [Ashikaga Yoshimasa, familyName, Ashikaga]
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A.
Kamakura
Kamakura is a historic coastal city in Japan renowned for its Great Buddha statue, numerous temples and shrines, and role as the political center of the Kamakura shogunate.
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B.
Minamoto-shi
Minamoto-shi is the romanized Japanese term for the Minamoto clan, a powerful and historically significant samurai family that played a central role in early Japanese politics and warfare.
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C.
Edo
Edo was the historical name of Japan’s capital during the Tokugawa shogunate, a major political and cultural center that later became modern Tokyo.
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D.
Edo
Edo is a historic city in present-day southern Nigeria, renowned as the political and cultural center of the former Benin Kingdom and its sophisticated art and urban civilization.
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E.
Kakamigahara
Kakamigahara is a city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, known for its aerospace industry, manufacturing, and proximity to Nagoya.
- 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: Ashikaga Target entity description: Ashikaga was a powerful samurai clan that ruled Japan as shoguns during the Muromachi period (1336–1573).
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A.
Kamakura
Kamakura is a historic coastal city in Japan renowned for its Great Buddha statue, numerous temples and shrines, and role as the political center of the Kamakura shogunate.
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B.
Minamoto-shi
Minamoto-shi is the romanized Japanese term for the Minamoto clan, a powerful and historically significant samurai family that played a central role in early Japanese politics and warfare.
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C.
Edo
Edo was the historical name of Japan’s capital during the Tokugawa shogunate, a major political and cultural center that later became modern Tokyo.
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D.
Edo
Edo is a historic city in present-day southern Nigeria, renowned as the political and cultural center of the former Benin Kingdom and its sophisticated art and urban civilization.
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E.
Kakamigahara
Kakamigahara is a city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, known for its aerospace industry, manufacturing, and proximity to Nagoya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.