Persian revolt
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The Persian revolt was the uprising led by Cyrus the Great that overthrew the Median king Astyages and paved the way for the rise of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
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| Persian revolt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14581717 — 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 revolt Context triple: [Astyages, causeOfEndOfReign, Persian revolt]
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Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
Cyrus the Younger’s revolt was a failed 5th-century BCE uprising against Persian king Artaxerxes II, led by Cyrus with a mixed force including the famous Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries.
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Babylonian revolt against Assyria
The Babylonian revolt against Assyria was the late 7th-century BCE uprising that, under Nabopolassar’s leadership, helped topple the Neo-Assyrian Empire and pave the way for the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
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Ionian Revolt
The Ionian Revolt was an early 5th-century BCE uprising of Greek city-states in Asia Minor against Persian rule that helped spark the wider Greco-Persian Wars.
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Sheba’s rebellion
Sheba’s rebellion was a brief insurrection against King David in the Hebrew Bible, led by the Benjaminite Sheba son of Bichri and recounted in 2 Samuel.
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Neo-Babylonian–Persian War
The Neo-Babylonian–Persian War was the late 6th-century BC conflict in which the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire, leading to the fall of Babylon and a major shift in Near Eastern power.
- 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 revolt Target entity description: The Persian revolt was the uprising led by Cyrus the Great that overthrew the Median king Astyages and paved the way for the rise of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
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A.
Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
Cyrus the Younger’s revolt was a failed 5th-century BCE uprising against Persian king Artaxerxes II, led by Cyrus with a mixed force including the famous Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries.
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B.
Babylonian revolt against Assyria
The Babylonian revolt against Assyria was the late 7th-century BCE uprising that, under Nabopolassar’s leadership, helped topple the Neo-Assyrian Empire and pave the way for the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
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C.
Ionian Revolt
The Ionian Revolt was an early 5th-century BCE uprising of Greek city-states in Asia Minor against Persian rule that helped spark the wider Greco-Persian Wars.
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D.
Sheba’s rebellion
Sheba’s rebellion was a brief insurrection against King David in the Hebrew Bible, led by the Benjaminite Sheba son of Bichri and recounted in 2 Samuel.
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E.
Neo-Babylonian–Persian War
The Neo-Babylonian–Persian War was the late 6th-century BC conflict in which the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire, leading to the fall of Babylon and a major shift in Near Eastern power.
- F. None of above. chosen
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