Persian period
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The Persian period refers to the era when the Achaemenid Persian Empire ruled over the Near East, including regions such as ancient Israel, roughly from the late 6th to the late 4th century BCE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persian period canonical | 1 |
| Persian-period Yehud | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13170668 — 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: Persian period Context triple: [Tell el-Mutesellim, hasCulturalPeriod, Persian period]
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A.
Neo-Elamite period
The Neo-Elamite period was the final major era of the ancient Elamite civilization in southwestern Iran, marked by political fragmentation, Assyrian pressure, and eventual incorporation into the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
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B.
Elamite period
The Elamite period refers to the era when the ancient civilization of Elam, centered in what is now southwestern Iran, was a major political and cultural power in the ancient Near East.
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C.
Achaemenid dynasty
The Achaemenid dynasty was an ancient Persian royal house that founded and ruled the vast Achaemenid Empire, stretching from the Balkans to the Indus Valley at its height.
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D.
First Persian Period of Egypt
The First Persian Period of Egypt was the era when Egypt became a satrapy of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, marked by foreign rule, administrative reorganization, and intermittent resistance by native elites.
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E.
Second Persian Period of Egypt
The Second Persian Period of Egypt was the era in the 4th century BCE when Egypt was reconquered and ruled by the Achaemenid Persian Empire under its Thirty-first Dynasty, prior to Alexander the Great’s conquest.
- 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: Persian period Target entity description: The Persian period refers to the era when the Achaemenid Persian Empire ruled over the Near East, including regions such as ancient Israel, roughly from the late 6th to the late 4th century BCE.
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A.
Neo-Elamite period
The Neo-Elamite period was the final major era of the ancient Elamite civilization in southwestern Iran, marked by political fragmentation, Assyrian pressure, and eventual incorporation into the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
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B.
Elamite period
The Elamite period refers to the era when the ancient civilization of Elam, centered in what is now southwestern Iran, was a major political and cultural power in the ancient Near East.
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C.
Achaemenid dynasty
The Achaemenid dynasty was an ancient Persian royal house that founded and ruled the vast Achaemenid Empire, stretching from the Balkans to the Indus Valley at its height.
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D.
First Persian Period of Egypt
The First Persian Period of Egypt was the era when Egypt became a satrapy of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, marked by foreign rule, administrative reorganization, and intermittent resistance by native elites.
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E.
Second Persian Period of Egypt
The Second Persian Period of Egypt was the era in the 4th century BCE when Egypt was reconquered and ruled by the Achaemenid Persian Empire under its Thirty-first Dynasty, prior to Alexander the Great’s conquest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological period
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historical period ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Ancient Near East
NERFINISHED
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ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
imperial tolerance of local religions
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monetary reforms and coinage ⓘ use of standardized imperial administration ⓘ widespread use of Aramaic as lingua franca ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Achaemenid royal inscriptions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greek historiography ⓘ Elephantine papyri NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Alexander the Great’s conquests
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Babylonian exile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian period ⓘ |
| governingSystem | satrapal administration ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeUnit |
satrapy of Eber-Nari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
satrapy of Yehud ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceAt |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persepolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Susa NERFINISHED ⓘ Yehud (Judea) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Persepolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Susa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
Administrative reorganization of the provinces (satrapies)
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Compilation and editing of parts of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ Cyrus’s conquest of Babylon ⓘ Edict allowing Judean exiles to return ⓘ Rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyRuler |
Artaxerxes I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Darius I NERFINISHED ⓘ Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Imperial Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulingDynasty | Achaemenid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Jewish concepts of empire and kingship
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Second Temple Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ development of biblical literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | late 6th century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Persian period Description of subject: The Persian period refers to the era when the Achaemenid Persian Empire ruled over the Near East, including regions such as ancient Israel, roughly from the late 6th to the late 4th century BCE.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Persian-period Yehud