Nebuchadnezzar II
E11359
Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113340 — 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: Nebuchadnezzar II Context triple: [Babylonian exile, hasParticipant, Nebuchadnezzar II]
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A.
King Solomon
King Solomon is a biblical king of ancient Israel renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Xoraxane Roma
Xoraxane Roma are a subgroup of the Romani people traditionally associated with Muslim cultural and religious influences, particularly in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe.
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C.
Emperor
The Emperor is the ceremonial monarch and symbolic head of state of Japan, representing the continuity and unity of the Japanese nation.
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D.
Horus of Kubban
Horus of Kubban is a local form of the ancient Egyptian god Horus venerated in the Nubian region near Kubban, associated with kingship and protection.
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E.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
- 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: Nebuchadnezzar II Target entity description: Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
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A.
King Solomon
King Solomon is a biblical king of ancient Israel renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Xoraxane Roma
Xoraxane Roma are a subgroup of the Romani people traditionally associated with Muslim cultural and religious influences, particularly in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe.
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C.
Emperor
The Emperor is the ceremonial monarch and symbolic head of state of Japan, representing the continuity and unity of the Japanese nation.
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D.
Horus of Kubban
Horus of Kubban is a local form of the ancient Egyptian god Horus venerated in the Nubian region near Kubban, associated with kingship and protection.
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E.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Babylonian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ monarch of Babylon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nebuchadnezzar II
ⓘ
surface form:
Nabu-kudurri-uṣur II
Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ
surface form:
Nebuchadrezzar II
|
| associatedWith |
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
|
| birthCentury | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| built |
Ishtar Gate
ⓘ
Processional Way of Babylon ⓘ Babylon ⓘ
surface form:
fortifications of Babylon
palaces in Babylon ⓘ |
| capital | Babylon ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
|
| culture | Mesopotamian ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaldean dynasty
Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Babylonian dynasty
|
| era | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| father | Nabopolassar ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Babylonian exile
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian exile of the Jews
association with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon ⓘ conquest of Jerusalem ⓘ destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE ⓘ expansion of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ major building projects in Babylon ⓘ siege of Jerusalem in 597 BCE ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Babylonian chronicles
ⓘ
Book of Daniel ⓘ Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| militaryCampaign |
campaigns in the Levant
ⓘ
conflicts with Egypt ⓘ wars against the Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| mother |
Hamutal
ⓘ
surface form:
Shumua-hamāt
|
| name | Nebuchadnezzar II self-link ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Marduk ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Nebuchadnezzar II
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Babylon
|
| predecessor | Nabopolassar ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 562 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 605 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Babylonian polytheism ⓘ |
| spouse | Amytis of Media ⓘ |
| successor | Amel-Marduk ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| title |
King of the Four Corners of the World
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surface form:
King of the Four Quarters of the World
King of the Universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nebuchadnezzar II Description of subject: Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King Nebuchadnezzar II
subject surface form:
Zedekiah
subject surface form:
Zedekiah
subject surface form:
Zedekiah
subject surface form:
Zedekiah
this entity surface form:
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
this entity surface form:
Nebuchadrezzar II
this entity surface form:
Nabu-kudurri-uṣur II
this entity surface form:
King of Babylon
subject surface form:
Jehoiachin
subject surface form:
Jehoiachin
subject surface form:
Book of Daniel
this entity surface form:
Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II
this entity surface form:
King of Babylon
this entity surface form:
Neo-Babylonian kings
subject surface form:
Etemenanki
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George Dyson
this entity surface form:
Nebuchadnezzar