Tokugawa Iemochi
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Tokugawa Iemochi was the 14th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, whose short and turbulent rule coincided with the final years of Japan’s isolation and the growing crisis that led to the Meiji Restoration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tokugawa Iemochi canonical | 6 |
| 徳川家茂 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15658296 — 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: Tokugawa Iemochi Context triple: [Ii Naosuke, supported, Tokugawa Iemochi]
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A.
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa was a prominent Japanese statesman and internationalist leader of the early 20th century who played a key diplomatic role in fostering U.S.–Japan relations and supporting naval disarmament efforts.
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B.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Tokugawa Yoshinobu was the final shogun of Japan who oversaw the end of the Tokugawa regime and the transition to the Meiji Restoration.
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C.
Tokugawa Yorinobu
Tokugawa Yorinobu was a powerful early Edo-period daimyō of the Tokugawa clan, best known as the first lord of the Kii Domain and a key figure in consolidating Tokugawa rule in western Japan.
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D.
Tokugawa Iesada
Tokugawa Iesada was the 13th shogun of Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate, ruling during the late Edo period as Western pressure to open the country was rapidly intensifying.
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E.
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty in Japan, known for his cultural patronage and controversial animal protection edicts during the Edo 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: Tokugawa Iemochi Target entity description: Tokugawa Iemochi was the 14th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, whose short and turbulent rule coincided with the final years of Japan’s isolation and the growing crisis that led to the Meiji Restoration.
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A.
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa was a prominent Japanese statesman and internationalist leader of the early 20th century who played a key diplomatic role in fostering U.S.–Japan relations and supporting naval disarmament efforts.
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B.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Tokugawa Yoshinobu was the final shogun of Japan who oversaw the end of the Tokugawa regime and the transition to the Meiji Restoration.
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C.
Tokugawa Yorinobu
Tokugawa Yorinobu was a powerful early Edo-period daimyō of the Tokugawa clan, best known as the first lord of the Kii Domain and a key figure in consolidating Tokugawa rule in western Japan.
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D.
Tokugawa Iesada
Tokugawa Iesada was the 13th shogun of Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate, ruling during the late Edo period as Western pressure to open the country was rapidly intensifying.
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E.
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty in Japan, known for his cultural patronage and controversial animal protection edicts during the Edo period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.