Ōtomo clan
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The Ōtomo clan was an influential aristocratic family in ancient Japan, prominent in court politics and early Japanese literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ōtomo clan canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8535968 — 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: Ōtomo clan Context triple: [Ōtomo no Yakamochi, memberOf, Ōtomo clan]
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A.
Yamato clan
The Yamato clan was the dominant ruling family of early Japan that laid the foundations of the imperial line and centralized state during the formative centuries of Japanese history.
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B.
Ōuchi clan
The Ōuchi clan was a powerful samurai family of western Japan that dominated trade, politics, and culture in the Chūgoku region during the Muromachi period.
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C.
Maeda clan
The Maeda clan was a powerful samurai family of the Sengoku and Edo periods, best known as one of the wealthiest and most influential daimyo houses under the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Toyotomi clan
The Toyotomi clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence in the late 16th century under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified much of Japan before the Tokugawa shogunate.
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E.
Mōri clan
The Mōri clan was a powerful samurai family that rose to prominence as daimyō in western Honshu during Japan’s Sengoku and Edo periods, playing a major role in regional politics and military affairs.
- 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: Ōtomo clan Target entity description: The Ōtomo clan was an influential aristocratic family in ancient Japan, prominent in court politics and early Japanese literature.
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A.
Yamato clan
The Yamato clan was the dominant ruling family of early Japan that laid the foundations of the imperial line and centralized state during the formative centuries of Japanese history.
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B.
Ōuchi clan
The Ōuchi clan was a powerful samurai family of western Japan that dominated trade, politics, and culture in the Chūgoku region during the Muromachi period.
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C.
Maeda clan
The Maeda clan was a powerful samurai family of the Sengoku and Edo periods, best known as one of the wealthiest and most influential daimyo houses under the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Toyotomi clan
The Toyotomi clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence in the late 16th century under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified much of Japan before the Tokugawa shogunate.
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E.
Mōri clan
The Mōri clan was a powerful samurai family that rose to prominence as daimyō in western Honshu during Japan’s Sengoku and Edo periods, playing a major role in regional politics and military affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese clan
ⓘ
aristocratic family ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese people ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
court politics
ⓘ
early Japanese literature ⓘ |
| hasBaseOfOperations |
Nara region
ⓘ
linked to:
Nara Prefecture
Yamato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContribution |
development of early Japanese waka poetry
ⓘ
formation of Man’yōshū anthology ⓘ |
| hasFamilyNameInJapanese |
大伴氏
ⓘ
linked to:
大伴
|
| hasGenealogicalClaim | descent from legendary imperial-period retainers ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStatus | one of the leading uji (clans) of early Japan ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
classical Japanese poetry
ⓘ
imperial court politics ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ōtomo no Kanamura
ⓘ
Ōtomo no Kuronushi ⓘ Ōtomo no Satehiko ⓘ Ōtomo no Tabito ⓘ Ōtomo no Yakamochi ⓘ |
| hasNotableMemberRole |
courtier
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalRole |
military service to the imperial court
ⓘ
support of the Yamato sovereign ⓘ |
| hasReputation | powerful court family in early Japan ⓘ |
| hasRomanization | Ōtomo-shi ⓘ |
| influenced | Man’yō poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
Asuka period
ⓘ
Kofun period ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese language ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Man’yōshū (through clan poets)
ⓘ
linked to:
Man'yōshū
|
| partOf | Yamato court aristocracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | ōmuraji (great chieftain) ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ōtomo clan Description of subject: The Ōtomo clan was an influential aristocratic family in ancient Japan, prominent in court politics and early Japanese literature.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bungo Province (partial historical ties)
subject linked to:
Bungo Province (partial historical ties)