Smerdis
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Smerdis is a name associated with several ancient Persian royal figures, most notably a son of Cyrus the Great whose identity and fate are central to early Achaemenid succession narratives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smerdis canonical | 2 |
| the False Smerdis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14651667 — 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: Smerdis Context triple: [Tanyoxarces, nameVariant, Smerdis]
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A.
Taxiles
Taxiles was a prominent general of King Mithridates VI of Pontus who led major campaigns against Roman forces during the First Mithridatic War.
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B.
Sheshak
Sheshak is an alternative name for Shishak, the ancient Egyptian pharaoh mentioned in the Hebrew Bible for his campaign against the Kingdom of Judah.
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C.
Serse
Serse is a comic opera by George Frideric Handel, best known for its famous aria "Ombra mai fu."
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D.
Behram
Behram is an alternative name for the ancient Greek city of Assos, a historic coastal settlement in present-day Turkey known for its classical ruins and scenic Aegean setting.
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E.
Aram Shah
Aram Shah was a short-reigning early ruler of the Delhi Sultanate who briefly succeeded Qutb al-Din Aibak before being overthrown by Iltutmish.
- 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: Smerdis Target entity description: Smerdis is a name associated with several ancient Persian royal figures, most notably a son of Cyrus the Great whose identity and fate are central to early Achaemenid succession narratives.
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A.
Taxiles
Taxiles was a prominent general of King Mithridates VI of Pontus who led major campaigns against Roman forces during the First Mithridatic War.
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B.
Sheshak
Sheshak is an alternative name for Shishak, the ancient Egyptian pharaoh mentioned in the Hebrew Bible for his campaign against the Kingdom of Judah.
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C.
Serse
Serse is a comic opera by George Frideric Handel, best known for its famous aria "Ombra mai fu."
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D.
Behram
Behram is an alternative name for the ancient Greek city of Assos, a historic coastal settlement in present-day Turkey known for its classical ruins and scenic Aegean setting.
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E.
Aram Shah
Aram Shah was a short-reigning early ruler of the Delhi Sultanate who briefly succeeded Qutb al-Din Aibak before being overthrown by Iltutmish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the False Smerdis