Yamana Sōzen
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Yamana Sōzen was a powerful 15th-century Japanese daimyō whose rivalry with Hosokawa Katsumoto helped trigger and define the Ōnin War, marking the beginning of the Sengoku period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamana Sōzen canonical | 3 |
| Yamana Sōzen Mochitoyo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11749573 — 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: Yamana Sōzen Context triple: [Ōnin War, commander, Yamana Sōzen]
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A.
Hara Sankei
Hara Sankei was a Japanese businessman and art patron best known for creating and developing the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama.
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B.
Sesshū Tōyō
Sesshū Tōyō was a preeminent Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and ink painter renowned for his powerful monochrome landscapes and profound influence on the development of Japanese ink painting.
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C.
Tatsuno Kingo
Tatsuno Kingo was a prominent Japanese architect of the Meiji era, best known for pioneering Western-style brick architecture in Japan and designing landmark buildings such as Tokyo Station.
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D.
Wakamiya Ōji
Wakamiya Ōji is the main ceremonial avenue of Kamakura, Japan, leading from the waterfront through the city to Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine.
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E.
Kenji Sōchō
Kenji Sōchō is the formal Japanese title used to refer to the Prosecutor-General, the highest-ranking official in Japan’s public prosecution system.
- 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: Yamana Sōzen Target entity description: Yamana Sōzen was a powerful 15th-century Japanese daimyō whose rivalry with Hosokawa Katsumoto helped trigger and define the Ōnin War, marking the beginning of the Sengoku period.
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A.
Hara Sankei
Hara Sankei was a Japanese businessman and art patron best known for creating and developing the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama.
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B.
Sesshū Tōyō
Sesshū Tōyō was a preeminent Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and ink painter renowned for his powerful monochrome landscapes and profound influence on the development of Japanese ink painting.
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C.
Tatsuno Kingo
Tatsuno Kingo was a prominent Japanese architect of the Meiji era, best known for pioneering Western-style brick architecture in Japan and designing landmark buildings such as Tokyo Station.
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D.
Wakamiya Ōji
Wakamiya Ōji is the main ceremonial avenue of Kamakura, Japan, leading from the waterfront through the city to Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine.
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E.
Kenji Sōchō
Kenji Sōchō is the formal Japanese title used to refer to the Prosecutor-General, the highest-ranking official in Japan’s public prosecution system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese daimyō
ⓘ
samurai ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| alias |
Yamana Mochitoyo
ⓘ
Yamana Sōzen Mochitoyo ⓘ
linked to:
Yamana Sōzen
|
| associatedWithPeriod |
Muromachi period
ⓘ
Sengoku period ⓘ |
| basedIn | Kyoto ⓘ |
| birthName | Mochitoyo ⓘ |
| category |
15th-century Japanese people
ⓘ
Feudal Japan daimyō ⓘ Japanese military leaders ⓘ |
| clan | Yamana clan ⓘ |
| conflict | Ōnin War ⓘ |
| contributedTo | weakening of central shogunal authority ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| era |
Ashikaga shogunate
ⓘ
linked to:
Muromachi period
|
| familyName | Yamana ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Mochitoyo ⓘ |
| helpedInitiate | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| helpedTrigger | Ōnin War ⓘ |
| historicalContext | succession disputes within the Ashikaga shogunate ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the main instigators of the Ōnin War ⓘ |
| influenced | political fragmentation of Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor | factional struggle within the Ashikaga shogunate ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legacy | key figure in the transition from Muromachi to Sengoku Japan ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance | Yamana clan forces ⓘ |
| militaryRole | faction leader in Kyoto urban warfare ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the Ōnin War
ⓘ
rivalry with Hosokawa Katsumoto ⓘ role in the decline of Ashikaga shogunate authority ⓘ |
| occupation |
daimyō
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ |
| opponentInWar | Hosokawa Katsumoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | shugo (military governor) ⓘ |
| rival | Hosokawa Katsumoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | leader of the western army in the Ōnin War ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Kyoto politics
ⓘ
western Japan ⓘ |
| strategicGoal | increase Yamana clan power at court ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yamana Sōzen Description of subject: Yamana Sōzen was a powerful 15th-century Japanese daimyō whose rivalry with Hosokawa Katsumoto helped trigger and define the Ōnin War, marking the beginning of the Sengoku period.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yamana Sōzen