Lord of Ōshū
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Lord of Ōshū was the feudal ruler of the Ōshū region in northern Japan, a powerful position held by members of the Northern Fujiwara clan during the late Heian period.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord of Ōshū canonical | 1 |
| 後三年の役 | 1 |
| 陸奥国守護 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18712347 — 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: Lord of Ōshū Context triple: [Fujiwara no Hidehira, title, Lord of Ōshū]
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A.
One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshu
One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshu is the famous nickname of Japanese warlord Date Masamune, a powerful and charismatic daimyo of the late Sengoku period known for his missing eye, crescent-moon helmet, and role in unifying northern Japan.
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Lord of Osaka Castle
Lord of Osaka Castle was the feudal title held by the ruler and chief administrator of Osaka Castle, a key political and military stronghold in Japan’s late Sengoku and early Edo periods.
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Lord of Echigo
Lord of Echigo is the feudal title held by Uesugi Kenshin, a famed Sengoku-period warlord renowned for his military prowess and rivalry with Takeda Shingen in Japan.
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D.
Prince of Takamado
Prince of Takamado is a Japanese imperial title held by a male member of the Emperor’s extended family, associated with the Takamado branch of the Imperial House.
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Lord of Sakamoto
Lord of Sakamoto is the feudal title held by Akechi Mitsuhide, the samurai general famed for betraying Oda Nobunaga during Japan’s 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: Lord of Ōshū Target entity description: Lord of Ōshū was the feudal ruler of the Ōshū region in northern Japan, a powerful position held by members of the Northern Fujiwara clan during the late Heian period.
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A.
One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshu
One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshu is the famous nickname of Japanese warlord Date Masamune, a powerful and charismatic daimyo of the late Sengoku period known for his missing eye, crescent-moon helmet, and role in unifying northern Japan.
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B.
Lord of Osaka Castle
Lord of Osaka Castle was the feudal title held by the ruler and chief administrator of Osaka Castle, a key political and military stronghold in Japan’s late Sengoku and early Edo periods.
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C.
Lord of Echigo
Lord of Echigo is the feudal title held by Uesugi Kenshin, a famed Sengoku-period warlord renowned for his military prowess and rivalry with Takeda Shingen in Japan.
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D.
Prince of Takamado
Prince of Takamado is a Japanese imperial title held by a male member of the Emperor’s extended family, associated with the Takamado branch of the Imperial House.
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E.
Lord of Sakamoto
Lord of Sakamoto is the feudal title held by Akechi Mitsuhide, the samurai general famed for betraying Oda Nobunaga during Japan’s Sengoku period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi
linked to: Lord of Ōshū