Minamoto no Yoshiie
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Minamoto no Yoshiie was an 11th-century Japanese samurai warlord renowned for his military prowess and later celebrated as an ideal warrior and early hero of the Minamoto clan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minamoto no Yoshiie canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7996814 — 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: Minamoto no Yoshiie Context triple: [Minamoto clan, notableMember, Minamoto no Yoshiie]
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Minamoto no Yoriyoshi
Minamoto no Yoriyoshi was an influential 11th-century samurai leader and military commander of the Minamoto clan, best known for his role in the Former Nine Years' War in northern Japan.
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B.
Minamoto no Yorimasa
Minamoto no Yorimasa was a late Heian-period Japanese samurai and poet famed for his role in the early Genpei War and his celebrated death by ritual suicide after defeat in battle.
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Minamoto no Noriyori
Minamoto no Noriyori was a late Heian-period Japanese samurai commander of the Minamoto clan who played a key military role in the Genpei War against the Taira.
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D.
Minamoto no Yoshinaka
Minamoto no Yoshinaka was a 12th-century Japanese samurai general of the Genpei War who briefly seized control of Kyoto before being defeated by his Minamoto cousins.
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E.
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
Minamoto no Tameyoshi was a late Heian-period samurai leader and head of the Minamoto clan, known for his role in early conflicts that foreshadowed the rise of samurai rule in 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: Minamoto no Yoshiie Target entity description: Minamoto no Yoshiie was an 11th-century Japanese samurai warlord renowned for his military prowess and later celebrated as an ideal warrior and early hero of the Minamoto clan.
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A.
Minamoto no Yoriyoshi
Minamoto no Yoriyoshi was an influential 11th-century samurai leader and military commander of the Minamoto clan, best known for his role in the Former Nine Years' War in northern Japan.
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B.
Minamoto no Yorimasa
Minamoto no Yorimasa was a late Heian-period Japanese samurai and poet famed for his role in the early Genpei War and his celebrated death by ritual suicide after defeat in battle.
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C.
Minamoto no Noriyori
Minamoto no Noriyori was a late Heian-period Japanese samurai commander of the Minamoto clan who played a key military role in the Genpei War against the Taira.
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D.
Minamoto no Yoshinaka
Minamoto no Yoshinaka was a 12th-century Japanese samurai general of the Genpei War who briefly seized control of Kyoto before being defeated by his Minamoto cousins.
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E.
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
Minamoto no Tameyoshi was a late Heian-period samurai leader and head of the Minamoto clan, known for his role in early conflicts that foreshadowed the rise of samurai rule in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period person
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Japanese historical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ samurai ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Court of Japan ⓘ |
| associatedWith | development of the Minamoto clan’s military prestige ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kawachi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1039 ⓘ |
| child |
Minamoto no Yoshichika
ⓘ
Minamoto no Yoshikuni ⓘ
linked to:
Minamoto no Yoshichika
Minamoto no Yoshimitsu ⓘ Minamoto no Yoshitada ⓘ
linked to:
Minamoto no Yoshichika
Minamoto no Yoshitsuna ⓘ |
| clan | Minamoto clan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | appears in later gunki monogatari (war tales) ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kawachi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1106 ⓘ |
| era | Heian period ⓘ |
| familyName | Minamoto ⓘ |
| father | Minamoto no Yoriyoshi ⓘ |
| givenName | Yoshiie ⓘ |
| historicalRole | precursor to the rise of the Minamoto as a dominant warrior house ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Hachimantarō ⓘ |
| honorificTitleMeaning | First Son of Hachiman ⓘ |
| legacy | venerated as a tutelary deity of warriors in later periods ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
Early Nine Years’ War
ⓘ
linked to:
Former Nine Years' War
Later Three Years’ War ⓘ |
| militarySkill |
archery
ⓘ
horsemanship ⓘ |
| mother | Toku ⓘ |
| name | Minamoto no Yoshiie ⓘ |
| nativeName | 源義家 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
military prowess
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role in the Early Nine Years’ War ⓘ role in the Later Three Years’ War ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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samurai ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | war tales of the Heian and Kamakura periods ⓘ |
| posthumousReputation |
early hero of the Minamoto clan
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ideal warrior ⓘ |
| rank |
Chinjufu-shōgun
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linked to:
Sei-i Taishōgun
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| regionOfActivity | Northern Japan ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Hachiman worship ⓘ |
| spouse | Taira no Motoko ⓘ |
| title |
Governor of Dewa Province
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Governor of Mutsu Province ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minamoto no Yoshiie Description of subject: Minamoto no Yoshiie was an 11th-century Japanese samurai warlord renowned for his military prowess and later celebrated as an ideal warrior and early hero of the Minamoto clan.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.