Kawanakajima campaigns
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The Kawanakajima campaigns were a series of famous 16th-century battles in central Japan between the rival warlords Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, emblematic of the military struggles of the Sengoku period.
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| Kawanakajima campaigns canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kawanakajima campaigns Context triple: [Sengoku period, hasKeyEvent, Kawanakajima campaigns]
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Odawara campaign
The Odawara campaign was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s decisive 1590 military operation against the Hōjō clan that effectively unified Japan under his rule.
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Battle of Nagashino
The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
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C.
Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka was a decisive series of battles (1614–1615) in Japan that led to the destruction of the Toyotomi clan and the unchallenged dominance of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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Battle of Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara was a decisive 1600 conflict in Japan that led to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dominance and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, ushering in over two centuries of relative peace.
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E.
Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
The Ishiyama Hongan-ji War was a protracted late-16th-century conflict in Japan between the militant Ikkō-ikki sect based at the Ishiyama Hongan-ji temple fortress and the forces of warlord Oda Nobunaga, emblematic of the intense religious and political struggles of the 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: Kawanakajima campaigns Target entity description: The Kawanakajima campaigns were a series of famous 16th-century battles in central Japan between the rival warlords Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, emblematic of the military struggles of the Sengoku period.
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A.
Odawara campaign
The Odawara campaign was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s decisive 1590 military operation against the Hōjō clan that effectively unified Japan under his rule.
-
B.
Battle of Nagashino
The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
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C.
Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka was a decisive series of battles (1614–1615) in Japan that led to the destruction of the Toyotomi clan and the unchallenged dominance of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Battle of Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara was a decisive 1600 conflict in Japan that led to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dominance and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, ushering in over two centuries of relative peace.
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E.
Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
The Ishiyama Hongan-ji War was a protracted late-16th-century conflict in Japan between the militant Ikkō-ikki sect based at the Ishiyama Hongan-ji temple fortress and the forces of warlord Oda Nobunaga, emblematic of the intense religious and political struggles of the Sengoku period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
series of battles ⓘ |
| combatantType | daimyo forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Takeda Shingen
ⓘ
Uesugi Kenshin ⓘ |
| conflictType | Sengoku period conflict ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfFifthBattle | 1564 ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstBattle | 1553 ⓘ |
| dateOfFourthBattle | 1561 ⓘ |
| dateOfSecondBattle | 1555 ⓘ |
| dateOfThirdBattle | 1557 ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Kōyō Gunkan ⓘ |
| endTime | 1564 ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Takeda–Uesugi rivalry in other theaters ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDepiction |
Japanese literature
ⓘ
Japanese television dramas ⓘ historical novels ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Takeda retainers
ⓘ
Uesugi retainers ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Chubu region
ⓘ
linked to:
Chūbu region
|
| languageOfSources | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kawanakajima
ⓘ
Shinano Province ⓘ central Japan ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Takeda clan
ⓘ
Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | land warfare ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Fifth Battle of Kawanakajima
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kawanakajima
First Battle of Kawanakajima ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kawanakajima
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kawanakajima
Second Battle of Kawanakajima ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kawanakajima
Third Battle of Kawanakajima ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kawanakajima
|
| notableEngagement | direct clash between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin at the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense rivalry between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin
ⓘ
tactical maneuvering and feints ⓘ use of large samurai armies ⓘ |
| numberOfEngagements | 5 ⓘ |
| opponentRelationship | rival warlords Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin ⓘ |
| partOf | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| precededBy | Takeda expansion into Shinano ⓘ |
| primaryCause | territorial dispute over Shinano Province ⓘ |
| result | strategic stalemate ⓘ |
| startTime | 1553 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | control of northern Shinano ⓘ |
| symbolizes | military struggles of the Sengoku period ⓘ |
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