Xerxes of Sophene
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Xerxes of Sophene was a Hellenistic-era king who ruled the region of Sophene in eastern Anatolia as a member of the Orontid royal house.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xerxes of Sophene canonical | 1 |
| kings of Sophene | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18758761 — 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: Xerxes of Sophene Context triple: [Orontid dynasty, hasMember, Xerxes of Sophene]
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A.
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia was a 4th-century BC Persian noble and satrap who ruled in northwestern Anatolia and is noted for his role in regional power struggles against the Achaemenid central authority.
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B.
Ariobarzanes of Pontus
Ariobarzanes of Pontus was a Hellenistic-era monarch who briefly ruled the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia during the 3rd century BC.
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C.
Ariarathes II of Cappadocia
Ariarathes II of Cappadocia was an early Hellenistic ruler who restored and consolidated the independence of Cappadocia following the fragmentation of Alexander the Great’s empire.
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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.
Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia
Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia was a 1st-century BC king of the Hellenistic kingdom of Cappadocia who ruled under significant Roman influence and intervention in Anatolian politics.
- 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: Xerxes of Sophene Target entity description: Xerxes of Sophene was a Hellenistic-era king who ruled the region of Sophene in eastern Anatolia as a member of the Orontid royal house.
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A.
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia was a 4th-century BC Persian noble and satrap who ruled in northwestern Anatolia and is noted for his role in regional power struggles against the Achaemenid central authority.
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B.
Ariobarzanes of Pontus
Ariobarzanes of Pontus was a Hellenistic-era monarch who briefly ruled the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia during the 3rd century BC.
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C.
Ariarathes II of Cappadocia
Ariarathes II of Cappadocia was an early Hellenistic ruler who restored and consolidated the independence of Cappadocia following the fragmentation of Alexander the Great’s empire.
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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.
Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia
Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia was a 1st-century BC king of the Hellenistic kingdom of Cappadocia who ruled under significant Roman influence and intervention in Anatolian politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Xerxes of Sophene