Siege of Nisibis
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The Siege of Nisibis was a prolonged series of fourth-century assaults by the Sasanian Empire against the Roman-held frontier city of Nisibis, emblematic of the intense Roman–Sasanian rivalry in Mesopotamia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Nisibis (3rd–4th centuries) | 1 |
| Siege of Nisibis canonical | 1 |
| sieges of Nisibis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16109849 — 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: Siege of Nisibis Context triple: [Shapur II, notableBattle, Siege of Nisibis]
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Siege of Amida
The Siege of Amida was a major 6th-century confrontation in which Sasanian Persian forces captured the fortified Byzantine city of Amida, highlighting the intense struggle for control in the eastern frontier during Justinian’s reign.
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Siege of Ctesiphon
The Siege of Ctesiphon was a pivotal early 7th-century battle in which Rashidun forces captured the Sasanian capital, hastening the collapse of the Persian Empire and consolidating Muslim control over Mesopotamia.
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C.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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D.
Siege of Nicomedia
The Siege of Nicomedia was an early 14th-century Ottoman campaign that captured the important Byzantine city of Nicomedia, marking a key step in the Ottoman expansion into northwestern Anatolia.
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Siege of Cyzicus
The Siege of Cyzicus was a pivotal 73–72 BC engagement in which Roman forces under Lucullus trapped and devastated King Mithridates VI’s army in Asia Minor, turning the tide of the Third Mithridatic War.
- 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: Siege of Nisibis Target entity description: The Siege of Nisibis was a prolonged series of fourth-century assaults by the Sasanian Empire against the Roman-held frontier city of Nisibis, emblematic of the intense Roman–Sasanian rivalry in Mesopotamia.
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A.
Siege of Amida
The Siege of Amida was a major 6th-century confrontation in which Sasanian Persian forces captured the fortified Byzantine city of Amida, highlighting the intense struggle for control in the eastern frontier during Justinian’s reign.
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B.
Siege of Ctesiphon
The Siege of Ctesiphon was a pivotal early 7th-century battle in which Rashidun forces captured the Sasanian capital, hastening the collapse of the Persian Empire and consolidating Muslim control over Mesopotamia.
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C.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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D.
Siege of Nicomedia
The Siege of Nicomedia was an early 14th-century Ottoman campaign that captured the important Byzantine city of Nicomedia, marking a key step in the Ottoman expansion into northwestern Anatolia.
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E.
Siege of Cyzicus
The Siege of Cyzicus was a pivotal 73–72 BC engagement in which Roman forces under Lucullus trapped and devastated King Mithridates VI’s army in Asia Minor, turning the tide of the Third Mithridatic War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.