Battle of Yamazaki
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The Battle of Yamazaki was a pivotal 1582 conflict in Japan in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Akechi Mitsuhide, avenging Oda Nobunaga’s death and consolidating power on the path toward national unification.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Yamazaki canonical | 13 |
| subsequent Battle of Yamazaki | 1 |
| 山崎の戦い | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6946975 — 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: Battle of Yamazaki Context triple: [Toyotomi clan, keyBattle, Battle of Yamazaki]
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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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Battle of Okehazama
The Battle of Okehazama was a pivotal 1560 conflict in Japan in which the outnumbered Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, marking the rise of Nobunaga as a major warlord of the Sengoku period.
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Sekigahara
Sekigahara is a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, best known as the site of the decisive 1600 battle that led to the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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Battle of Anegawa
The Battle of Anegawa was a pivotal 1570 Sengoku-period conflict in Japan in which the allied forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated the Azai and Asakura clans, strengthening their path toward national unification.
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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.
- 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: Battle of Yamazaki Target entity description: The Battle of Yamazaki was a pivotal 1582 conflict in Japan in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Akechi Mitsuhide, avenging Oda Nobunaga’s death and consolidating power on the path toward national unification.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Okehazama
The Battle of Okehazama was a pivotal 1560 conflict in Japan in which the outnumbered Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, marking the rise of Nobunaga as a major warlord of the Sengoku period.
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C.
Sekigahara
Sekigahara is a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, best known as the site of the decisive 1600 battle that led to the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Battle of Anegawa
The Battle of Anegawa was a pivotal 1570 Sengoku-period conflict in Japan in which the allied forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated the Azai and Asakura clans, strengthening their path toward national unification.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in Japanese history ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi emerged as Nobunaga’s principal successor
ⓘ
linked to:
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi gained political dominance over other Oda retainers ⓘ
linked to:
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
|
| chronologicalOrder | fought shortly after the Honnō-ji Incident ⓘ |
| combatant |
Akechi Mitsuhide
ⓘ
Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| commander |
Akechi Mitsuhide
ⓘ
Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| conflictType | feudal clan battle ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Japanese historical chronicles ⓘ |
| follows |
Honnō-ji Incident
ⓘ
linked to:
Incident at Honnō-ji
|
| hasCause |
Honnō-ji Incident
ⓘ
linked to:
Incident at Honnō-ji
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| hasEffect |
shifted balance of power in central Japan
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strengthened Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s claim to national leadership ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
consolidation of control over central Honshu
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elimination of a major rival to Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Akechi Mitsuhide
ⓘ
Akechi clan forces ⓘ
linked to:
Akechi clan
Oda clan forces ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 16th century Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Kyoto Prefecture
ⓘ
Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| location |
Yamazaki
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border of Settsu Province and Yamashiro Province ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yamazaki area ⓘ |
| opponent |
forces loyal to Akechi Mitsuhide
ⓘ
forces loyal to Oda Nobunaga ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Akechi Mitsuhide
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sengoku period
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s campaign to unify Japan ⓘ |
| pointInTime |
1582
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July 2, 1582 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Oda Nobunaga
ⓘ
Toyotomi regime ⓘ
linked to:
Toyotomi administration of Japan
process of Japanese national unification ⓘ |
| result |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi victory
ⓘ
avenge Oda Nobunaga’s death ⓘ defeat and death of Akechi Mitsuhide ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidation of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s power
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decisive end to Akechi Mitsuhide’s rebellion ⓘ pivotal step toward unification of Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Battle of Yamazaki Description of subject: The Battle of Yamazaki was a pivotal 1582 conflict in Japan in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Akechi Mitsuhide, avenging Oda Nobunaga’s death and consolidating power on the path toward national unification.
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linked to: Battle of Yamazaki
linked to: Battle of Yamazaki