Mōri Motonari
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Mōri Motonari was a prominent Sengoku-period daimyō renowned for unifying and expanding the Mōri clan’s power in western Japan through strategic warfare and diplomacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mōri Motonari canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2607653 — 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: Mōri Motonari Context triple: [Sengoku period, hasKeyFigure, Mōri Motonari]
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A.
Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga was a powerful 16th-century Japanese daimyo who initiated the unification of Japan through military conquest and political innovation during the Sengoku period.
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B.
Toyotomi Tsurumatsu
Toyotomi Tsurumatsu was the short-lived son and heir of Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the late Sengoku period.
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C.
Ōshima Yoshimasa
Ōshima Yoshimasa was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for his leadership during the First Sino-Japanese War, including commanding Japanese forces at the Battle of Seonghwan.
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D.
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen was a powerful and renowned daimyo of Japan’s Sengoku period, famed for his military prowess, strategic acumen, and leadership of the Takeda clan in central Japan.
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E.
Ugaki Kazushige
Ugaki Kazushige was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a prominent imperial administrator during Japan’s pre-World War II expansion.
- 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: Mōri Motonari Target entity description: Mōri Motonari was a prominent Sengoku-period daimyō renowned for unifying and expanding the Mōri clan’s power in western Japan through strategic warfare and diplomacy.
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A.
Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga was a powerful 16th-century Japanese daimyo who initiated the unification of Japan through military conquest and political innovation during the Sengoku period.
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B.
Toyotomi Tsurumatsu
Toyotomi Tsurumatsu was the short-lived son and heir of Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the late Sengoku period.
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C.
Ōshima Yoshimasa
Ōshima Yoshimasa was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for his leadership during the First Sino-Japanese War, including commanding Japanese forces at the Battle of Seonghwan.
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D.
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen was a powerful and renowned daimyo of Japan’s Sengoku period, famed for his military prowess, strategic acumen, and leadership of the Takeda clan in central Japan.
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E.
Ugaki Kazushige
Ugaki Kazushige was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a prominent imperial administrator during Japan’s pre-World War II expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese samurai
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Sengoku-period daimyō ⓘ daimyō ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Itsukushima Shrine ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Aki Province
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Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle ⓘ |
| child |
Kikkawa Motoharu
ⓘ
Kobayakawa Takakage ⓘ Mōri Takamoto ⓘ |
| clan | Mōri clan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
subject of Japanese historical dramas
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subject of novels and popular tales about strategy and leadership ⓘ |
| era | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| familyName | Mōri ⓘ |
| father | Mōri Hiromoto ⓘ |
| givenName | Motonari ⓘ |
| house | Mōri clan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomacy
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strategic warfare ⓘ unifying and expanding the power of the Mōri clan in western Japan ⓘ |
| legacy | laid foundations for Mōri clan prominence into the Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ |
| militaryStrategy |
alliances with local clans
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use of naval power in the Inland Sea ⓘ |
| name | Mōri Motonari ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | establishing Mōri dominance over much of the Chūgoku region ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Itsukushima
ⓘ
Battle of Miyajima ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Itsukushima
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| occupation |
daimyō
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional hegemon in the Chūgoku region ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Chūgoku region
ⓘ
western Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| successor | Mōri Takamoto ⓘ |
| title | lord of Aki Province ⓘ |
| usedDiplomacyWith |
Amago clan
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Kikkawa clan ⓘ Kobayakawa clan ⓘ Ōuchi clan ⓘ |
| usedTactic | divide-and-rule diplomacy among rival clans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mōri Motonari Description of subject: Mōri Motonari was a prominent Sengoku-period daimyō renowned for unifying and expanding the Mōri clan’s power in western Japan through strategic warfare and diplomacy.
Referenced by (13)
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