Phraates II
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Phraates II was a king of the Parthian Empire in the 2nd century BCE, known for his conflicts with the Seleucid Empire and his efforts to consolidate Parthian power in the Near East.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phraates II canonical | 1 |
| Phraates II of Parthia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15495596 — 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: Phraates II Context triple: [Mithridates I of Parthia, successor, Phraates II]
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A.
Phraates IV of Parthia
Phraates IV of Parthia was a 1st-century BCE king of the Parthian Empire known for his turbulent reign marked by dynastic struggles and complex diplomatic and military confrontations with Rome.
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B.
Mithridates II of Parthia
Mithridates II of Parthia was a powerful 2nd–1st century BCE Parthian king who greatly expanded the empire’s territory, strengthened its political institutions, and established it as a major power in the ancient Near East.
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C.
Mithridates V of Parthia
Mithridates V of Parthia was a lesser-known Arsacid prince of the Parthian Empire, notable primarily as a member of the royal dynasty and son of King Vologases IV.
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D.
Mithridates I of Parthia
Mithridates I of Parthia was a 2nd-century BCE king who transformed Parthia from a minor state into a major imperial power by conquering large parts of the Seleucid Empire and expanding its territory across Iran and Mesopotamia.
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E.
Artabanus II of Parthia
Artabanus II of Parthia was a 1st-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his conflicts and power struggles with Rome during the Roman–Parthian Wars.
- 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: Phraates II Target entity description: Phraates II was a king of the Parthian Empire in the 2nd century BCE, known for his conflicts with the Seleucid Empire and his efforts to consolidate Parthian power in the Near East.
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A.
Phraates IV of Parthia
Phraates IV of Parthia was a 1st-century BCE king of the Parthian Empire known for his turbulent reign marked by dynastic struggles and complex diplomatic and military confrontations with Rome.
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B.
Mithridates II of Parthia
Mithridates II of Parthia was a powerful 2nd–1st century BCE Parthian king who greatly expanded the empire’s territory, strengthened its political institutions, and established it as a major power in the ancient Near East.
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C.
Mithridates V of Parthia
Mithridates V of Parthia was a lesser-known Arsacid prince of the Parthian Empire, notable primarily as a member of the royal dynasty and son of King Vologases IV.
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D.
Mithridates I of Parthia
Mithridates I of Parthia was a 2nd-century BCE king who transformed Parthia from a minor state into a major imperial power by conquering large parts of the Seleucid Empire and expanding its territory across Iran and Mesopotamia.
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E.
Artabanus II of Parthia
Artabanus II of Parthia was a 1st-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his conflicts and power struggles with Rome during the Roman–Parthian Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Phraates II of Parthia