Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
E304618
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the third shogun of Japan’s Ashikaga shogunate, known for consolidating shogunal power and fostering a flourishing culture that helped define the early Muromachi period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ashikaga Yoshimitsu canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2828082 — 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: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Context triple: [Kinkaku-ji, originalOwner, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu]
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A.
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ashikaga Yoshimasa was the eighth shogun of Japan’s Ashikaga shogunate, known for his patronage of the arts and the development of Higashiyama culture during the Muromachi period.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Mōri Motonari
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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E.
Hōjō Sōun
Hōjō Sōun was a prominent early Sengoku-period daimyō who founded the Later Hōjō clan and established its power base in the Kantō region of Japan.
- 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: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Target entity description: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the third shogun of Japan’s Ashikaga shogunate, known for consolidating shogunal power and fostering a flourishing culture that helped define the early Muromachi period.
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A.
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ashikaga Yoshimasa was the eighth shogun of Japan’s Ashikaga shogunate, known for his patronage of the arts and the development of Higashiyama culture during the Muromachi period.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Mōri Motonari
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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E.
Hōjō Sōun
Hōjō Sōun was a prominent early Sengoku-period daimyō who founded the Later Hōjō clan and established its power base in the Kantō region of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ashikaga clan member
ⓘ
Japanese shogun ⓘ daimyo ⓘ |
| alliedWith | powerful provincial shugo daimyo ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1358-09-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kyoto ⓘ |
| built |
Kinkaku-ji (Rokuon-ji) villa-temple complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Kinkaku-ji
Shokoku-ji temple ⓘ
linked to:
Shokoku-ji Temple
|
| capitalMovedTo | Muromachi district of Kyoto ⓘ |
| child |
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
ⓘ
Ashikaga Yoshinori ⓘ Ashikaga Yoshitsugu ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1408-05-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kyoto ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Ashikaga shogunate
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashikaga clan
|
| endTime | shogunate 1394 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | diplomatic relations with Ming China ⓘ |
| eraName |
Meitoku
ⓘ
Oan ⓘ Oei ⓘ |
| event | unification of Northern and Southern Courts in 1392 ⓘ |
| familyName | Ashikaga ⓘ |
| father | Ashikaga Yoshiakira ⓘ |
| givenName | Yoshimitsu ⓘ |
| grandfather | Ashikaga Takauji ⓘ |
| influenced | early Muromachi culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidating shogunal power
ⓘ
ending the Northern and Southern Courts period ⓘ patronage of arts and culture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
construction of Kinkaku-ji
ⓘ
development of the Muromachi cultural style ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Chinese-style ink painting (suiboku-ga)
ⓘ
Noh theatre ⓘ Zen temples in Kyoto ⓘ |
| period | Muromachi period ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Seii Taishogun
ⓘ
third shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate ⓘ |
| posthumousName |
Kitayama-dono
ⓘ
Rokuon-in-den ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ashikaga Yoshiakira ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence | Muromachi-dono (Hana-no-Gosho) ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hino Nariko
ⓘ
linked to:
Hino Shigeko
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| startTime | shogunate 1368 ⓘ |
| strengthened | central authority of the Ashikaga shogunate ⓘ |
| styleOfGovernment | military government (bakufu) ⓘ |
| successor | Ashikaga Yoshimochi ⓘ |
| title | King of Japan (as recognized by Ming China) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Description of subject: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the third shogun of Japan’s Ashikaga shogunate, known for consolidating shogunal power and fostering a flourishing culture that helped define the early Muromachi period.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shokoku-ji Temple
subject linked to:
Deer Garden Temple
subject linked to:
Deer Garden Temple