King of Cappadocia
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The King of Cappadocia was the Hellenistic-era monarch ruling the ancient inland region of Cappadocia in central Anatolia, often navigating between the influence of larger powers such as the Seleucid Empire and Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King of Cappadocia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17667395 — 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: King of Cappadocia Context triple: [Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia, positionHeld, King of Cappadocia]
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A.
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia was a 1st-century BC king who founded the Ariobarzanid dynasty and ruled Cappadocia under the shifting influence of the Roman Republic.
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B.
Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia
Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia was a Hellenistic king who ruled Cappadocia in the 2nd century BCE, known for his alliances with the Seleucid Empire and Rome and for promoting Greek culture in his realm.
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C.
Ariarathes V of Cappadocia
Ariarathes V of Cappadocia was a 2nd-century BC Hellenistic king known for his pro-Roman policies, cultural patronage, and involvement in the complex power struggles of Asia Minor.
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D.
Ariarathes III of Cappadocia
Ariarathes III of Cappadocia was a Hellenistic king who ruled the central Anatolian kingdom of Cappadocia in the 3rd century BCE as a member of the Ariarathid dynasty.
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E.
Ariarathes X of Cappadocia
Ariarathes X of Cappadocia was one of the last Hellenistic kings of Cappadocia, ruling in the 1st century BC under the influence of Rome before the kingdom’s eventual annexation.
- 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: King of Cappadocia Target entity description: The King of Cappadocia was the Hellenistic-era monarch ruling the ancient inland region of Cappadocia in central Anatolia, often navigating between the influence of larger powers such as the Seleucid Empire and Rome.
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A.
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia was a 1st-century BC king who founded the Ariobarzanid dynasty and ruled Cappadocia under the shifting influence of the Roman Republic.
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B.
Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia
Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia was a Hellenistic king who ruled Cappadocia in the 2nd century BCE, known for his alliances with the Seleucid Empire and Rome and for promoting Greek culture in his realm.
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C.
Ariarathes V of Cappadocia
Ariarathes V of Cappadocia was a 2nd-century BC Hellenistic king known for his pro-Roman policies, cultural patronage, and involvement in the complex power struggles of Asia Minor.
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D.
Ariarathes III of Cappadocia
Ariarathes III of Cappadocia was a Hellenistic king who ruled the central Anatolian kingdom of Cappadocia in the 3rd century BCE as a member of the Ariarathid dynasty.
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E.
Ariarathes X of Cappadocia
Ariarathes X of Cappadocia was one of the last Hellenistic kings of Cappadocia, ruling in the 1st century BC under the influence of Rome before the kingdom’s eventual annexation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.