Shiba clan
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The Shiba clan was a prominent samurai family of the Muromachi period in Japan, known as one of the three major branch families of the Ashikaga shogunate and for holding high-ranking positions such as shugo (military governors).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shiba clan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11808541 — 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: Shiba clan Context triple: [Ashikaga clan, relatedClan, Shiba clan]
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A.
Shimada Clan
The Shimada Clan is a powerful and traditional Japanese crime family in the Overwatch universe, known for its mastery of ninjutsu and archery and for being the birthplace of the brothers Genji and Hanzo.
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B.
Hatakeyama clan
The Hatakeyama clan was a prominent samurai family in medieval Japan that rose to power as influential shugo (military governors) and played a key role in the politics of the Muromachi period.
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C.
Hosokawa clan
The Hosokawa clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence as influential shugo (military governors) and key political players during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods.
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D.
Azai clan
The Azai clan was a prominent samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, known for its rule over northern Ōmi Province and its eventual destruction by Oda Nobunaga.
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E.
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.
- 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: Shiba clan Target entity description: The Shiba clan was a prominent samurai family of the Muromachi period in Japan, known as one of the three major branch families of the Ashikaga shogunate and for holding high-ranking positions such as shugo (military governors).
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A.
Shimada Clan
The Shimada Clan is a powerful and traditional Japanese crime family in the Overwatch universe, known for its mastery of ninjutsu and archery and for being the birthplace of the brothers Genji and Hanzo.
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B.
Hatakeyama clan
The Hatakeyama clan was a prominent samurai family in medieval Japan that rose to power as influential shugo (military governors) and played a key role in the politics of the Muromachi period.
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C.
Hosokawa clan
The Hosokawa clan was a powerful Japanese samurai family that rose to prominence as influential shugo (military governors) and key political players during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods.
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D.
Azai clan
The Azai clan was a prominent samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, known for its rule over northern Ōmi Province and its eventual destruction by Oda Nobunaga.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.