[Q]: Information: - A duchy is a country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. The term is used almost exclusively in Europe, where in the present day there is no sovereign duchy (i.e. with the status of a nation state) left. - Herzogtum Lauenburg is the southernmost "Kreis", or district, of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bordered by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Stormarn, the city of Lubeck, the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (districts of Nordwestmecklenburg and Ludwigslust-Parchim), the state of Lower Saxony (districts of Luneburg and Harburg), and the city state of Hamburg. The district of Herzogtum Lauenburg is named after the former Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg. - Eric V of Saxe - Lauenburg ( died 1436 ) was a member of the House of Ascania ; son of Duke Eric IV of Saxe - Lauenburg and Sophia of Brunswick - Luneburg . Eric V and his brother John IV jointly succeeded their father in 1412 as dukes of Saxe - Lauenburg . After John IV had died in 1414 , Eric ruled alone . - Lower Saxony is a German state ("Bundesland") situated in northwestern Germany and is second in area, with , and fourth in population (8 million) among the sixteen "Lander" of Germany. In rural areas Northern Low Saxon, a dialect of Low German, and Saterland Frisian, a variety of Frisian, are still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining. - The Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (called "Niedersachsen" (Lower Saxony) between the 14th and 17th centuries), was a "reichsfrei" duchy that existed 12961803 and 18141876 in the extreme southeast region of what is now Schleswig-Holstein. Its territorial center was in the modern district of Herzogtum Lauenburg and originally its eponymous capital was Lauenburg upon Elbe, though in 1619 the capital moved to Ratzeburg. - The Elbe (; Low German: "Elv") is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonose Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (Czech Republic), then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is . - Ratzeburg is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is surrounded by four lakesthe resulting isthmuses between the lakes form the access lanes to the town. Ratzeburg is the capital of the "Kreis" (district) of Lauenburg. - Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig. Its capital city is Kiel; other notable cities are Lubeck and Flensburg. What entity does 'eric v' has the relation 'place of birth' with?
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[A]: ratzeburg

[Q]: Information: - The Mri clan ( "Mri-shi") was a family of "daimys", descended from e no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki Province. Their name was derived from a shen in Mri, Aik District, Sagami Province. Hiromoto's descendants began to name themselves the Mri. - The is a period in Japanese history marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict. Japanese historians named it after the otherwise unrelated Warring States period in China. It came to an end when all political power was unified under the Tokugawa shogunate. - The refers to the forced suicide on June 21, 1582, of Japanese daimy Oda Nobunaga at the hands of his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide. This occurred in Honn-ji, a temple in Kyoto, ending Nobunaga's quest to consolidate centralized power in Japan under his authority. - Historical context. The goal of national unification and a return to the comparative political stability of the earlier Muromachi period was widely shared by the multitude of autonomous "daimys" during the Sengoku period. Oda Nobunaga was the first for whom this goal seemed attainable. Nobunaga had gained control over most of Honshu (see map below) before his death during the 1582 Honn-ji incident, a coup attempt executed by Nobunaga's vassal, Akechi Mitsuhide. It is not certain whether Nobunaga was killed in the attack or else committed seppuku. The motivations behind Mitsuhide's betrayal was never revealed to anyone who survived the incident, and has been a subject of debate and conjecture ever since the incident. - e no Hiromoto ( ) (11481225) was a "kuge" (court noble) and vassal of Japan's Kamakura shogunate, and contributed to establishing the shogunate's governmental structure. - When Emperor Shmu ordered two official temples for each province (one for male Buddhist priests and one for nuns), two temples were founded in Aki Province. The provincial temple was founded in present-day Saij, Higashihiroshima. - History. Sagami was one of the original provinces of Japan established in the Nara period under the Taih Code. The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Although remnants from the Japanese Paleolithic and Yayoi periods are scarce, remains from the Jmon period are relatively plentiful. Kofun period remains are generally from the 1st 4th centuries AD. Whether or not Sagami was originally part of Musashi prior to the Nara period is still a topic of controversy. - , first called Jbei from his clan and later from his title, was a samurai and general who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. His full name was thus Akechi Jbei Minamoto-no-Mitsuhide ( ). - Bessho Nagaharu ( , 1558 -- February 2 , 1580 ) was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period . He was the eldest son of Bessho Yasuharu . In 1578 Oda Nobunaga called on his retainers to attack the Mri clan . Nagaharu almost decided to lead the Oda troops , but after hearing that the low - born general Hashiba Hideyoshi , whom he did not respect , was allied with the Oda faction he revolted , instead allying himself with Hatano Hideharu of Tamba province . This led to Nagaharu being besieged by Hideyoshi 's troops on the orders of Nobunaga . Nagaharu took a stand in Miki Castle , starting the Siege of Miki . The siege did not go well for Hideyoshi , and with a revolt by Araki Murashige and the help of the Mri clan Nagaharu successfully repelled the Oda force . But Hideyoshi returned and this time instead of launching a direct assault , he launched multiple sieges against smaller castles like Kamiyoshi Castle and Sigata Castle to cut off the support from Mori . This led to a rapid depletion of food , and in 1580 , with no hope of another reinforcement from Mri clan , Nagaharu committed seppuku in exchange for the lives of the troops in Miki Castle . What entity does 'bessho nagaharu' has the relation 'occupation' with?
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samurai