Fujiwara no Motohira
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Fujiwara no Motohira was a Heian-period Japanese noble of the Northern Fujiwara clan who ruled the Hiraizumi region in northern Honshū before being succeeded by his descendant Fujiwara no Hidehira.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fujiwara no Motohira canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19623820 — 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: Fujiwara no Motohira Context triple: [Fujiwara no Hidehira, predecessor, Fujiwara no Motohira]
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A.
Fujiwara no Mototsune
Fujiwara no Mototsune was a powerful Heian-period Japanese court noble of the Fujiwara clan who dominated imperial politics and helped establish the regency system that shaped the era’s government.
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B.
Fujiwara no Motofusa
Fujiwara no Motofusa was a prominent late Heian-period Japanese court noble and regent (sesshō and kampaku) from the influential Fujiwara clan.
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C.
Fujiwara no Tokihira
Fujiwara no Tokihira was a powerful early Heian-period Japanese court noble of the Fujiwara clan who served as regent and wielded significant political influence.
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D.
Fujiwara no Yasuhira
Fujiwara no Yasuhira was a late Heian-period Japanese noble of the Northern Fujiwara clan, known for ordering the death of the famed general Minamoto no Yoshitsune and thereby contributing to his clan’s downfall.
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E.
Fujiwara no Yoshimi
Fujiwara no Yoshimi was a prominent 9th-century Japanese court noble of the powerful Fujiwara clan, active during the early Heian 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: Fujiwara no Motohira Target entity description: Fujiwara no Motohira was a Heian-period Japanese noble of the Northern Fujiwara clan who ruled the Hiraizumi region in northern Honshū before being succeeded by his descendant Fujiwara no Hidehira.
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A.
Fujiwara no Mototsune
Fujiwara no Mototsune was a powerful Heian-period Japanese court noble of the Fujiwara clan who dominated imperial politics and helped establish the regency system that shaped the era’s government.
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B.
Fujiwara no Motofusa
Fujiwara no Motofusa was a prominent late Heian-period Japanese court noble and regent (sesshō and kampaku) from the influential Fujiwara clan.
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C.
Fujiwara no Tokihira
Fujiwara no Tokihira was a powerful early Heian-period Japanese court noble of the Fujiwara clan who served as regent and wielded significant political influence.
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D.
Fujiwara no Yasuhira
Fujiwara no Yasuhira was a late Heian-period Japanese noble of the Northern Fujiwara clan, known for ordering the death of the famed general Minamoto no Yoshitsune and thereby contributing to his clan’s downfall.
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E.
Fujiwara no Yoshimi
Fujiwara no Yoshimi was a prominent 9th-century Japanese court noble of the powerful Fujiwara clan, active during the early Heian period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
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