Hōjō Masako
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Hōjō Masako was a powerful Japanese political leader and Buddhist nun who effectively ruled the Kamakura shogunate as the widow of Minamoto no Yoritomo and a central figure in the Hōjō regency.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hōjō Masako canonical | 10 |
| Hojo Masako | 1 |
| Hōjō no Masako | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3865014 — 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: Hōjō Masako Context triple: [Kamakura period, significantFigure, Hōjō Masako]
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A.
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime was a Japanese imperial princess of the Arisugawa-no-miya house and a member of the broader Japanese Imperial Family in the late Edo to early Meiji period.
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B.
Nijō Tsuruko
Nijō Tsuruko was a Japanese noblewoman of the Nijō family and the mother of Empress Shōken, consort of Emperor Meiji.
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C.
Tokugawa Tokiko
Tokugawa Tokiko was a Japanese noblewoman of the Tokugawa family who became a member of the imperial Fushimi-no-miya house through her marriage to Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu.
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D.
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.
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E.
Fujiwara no Otomuro
Fujiwara no Otomuro was a noblewoman of Japan’s powerful Fujiwara clan who became an empress consort 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: Hōjō Masako Target entity description: Hōjō Masako was a powerful Japanese political leader and Buddhist nun who effectively ruled the Kamakura shogunate as the widow of Minamoto no Yoritomo and a central figure in the Hōjō regency.
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A.
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime
Arisugawa no Miya Toshihime was a Japanese imperial princess of the Arisugawa-no-miya house and a member of the broader Japanese Imperial Family in the late Edo to early Meiji period.
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B.
Nijō Tsuruko
Nijō Tsuruko was a Japanese noblewoman of the Nijō family and the mother of Empress Shōken, consort of Emperor Meiji.
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C.
Tokugawa Tokiko
Tokugawa Tokiko was a Japanese noblewoman of the Tokugawa family who became a member of the imperial Fushimi-no-miya house through her marriage to Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu.
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D.
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.
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E.
Fujiwara no Otomuro
Fujiwara no Otomuro was a noblewoman of Japan’s powerful Fujiwara clan who became an empress consort during the early Heian period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist nun
ⓘ
Japanese political leader ⓘ de facto ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ member of the Hōjō clan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hōjō regency
ⓘ
Kamakura shogunate ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakura period
Minamoto clan ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1157 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kamakura ⓘ |
| child |
Minamoto no Sanetomo
ⓘ
Minamoto no Yoriie ⓘ Ōhime ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1225 ⓘ |
| era |
Kamakura period
ⓘ
late Heian period ⓘ |
| family | Hōjō clan ⓘ |
| father | Hōjō Tokimasa ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most powerful women in premodern Japan ⓘ |
| influenced | succession politics of the Kamakura shogunate ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| monasticName | Masako ⓘ |
| mother | Hōjō no Maki ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exercising de facto rule over the Kamakura shogunate
ⓘ
political leadership as widow of Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ role in establishing Hōjō regency power ⓘ |
| participatedIn | power struggles after the death of Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Izu Province ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kamakura ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Hōjō clan interests ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
influential figure in the Hōjō regency
ⓘ
political leader of the Kamakura shogunate ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Kamakura
ⓘ
eastern Japan ⓘ
linked to:
East Japan
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | Buddhist nun ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment |
guardian of shogunal heirs
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kingmaker in shogunal succession ⓘ |
| scriptOfName | Japanese characters ⓘ |
| spouse | Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ |
| supported |
Hōjō Tokimasa’s regency
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Hōjō Yoshitoki’s regency ⓘ |
| title | Ama shōgun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hōjō Masako Description of subject: Hōjō Masako was a powerful Japanese political leader and Buddhist nun who effectively ruled the Kamakura shogunate as the widow of Minamoto no Yoritomo and a central figure in the Hōjō regency.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hōjō Masako
linked to: Hōjō Masako