Kingdom of Sihon
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The Kingdom of Sihon was an Amorite realm in the Transjordan region of the ancient Near East, known from the Hebrew Bible for being conquered by the Israelites under Moses.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kingdom of Sihon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19785003 — 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: Kingdom of Sihon Context triple: [Arnon River, historicallyMarkedBoundaryOf, Kingdom of Sihon]
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Kingdom of Ammon
The Kingdom of Ammon was an ancient Semitic state located east of the Jordan River, known from biblical and Near Eastern sources for its Ammonite people, distinctive material culture, and interactions with neighboring Israelite, Aramean, and Mesopotamian powers.
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B.
Kingdom of Moab
The Kingdom of Moab was an ancient Iron Age state located east of the Dead Sea in what is now Jordan, known from both biblical accounts and archaeological evidence.
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C.
Kingdom of Baol
The Kingdom of Baol was a precolonial West African state located in what is now Senegal, known for its Wolof-speaking population, complex political structures, and role in regional trade and warfare.
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D.
Kingdom of Yamkhad
The Kingdom of Yamkhad was a powerful Amorite-ruled Bronze Age state centered on the city of Aleppo in northern Syria, known for its extensive political and commercial influence across the ancient Near East.
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E.
Kingdom of Kuru
The Kingdom of Kuru was an influential ancient Indo-Aryan realm of the Vedic period in northern India, often regarded as a political and cultural center associated with early Hindu traditions and the Mahabharata.
- 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: Kingdom of Sihon Target entity description: The Kingdom of Sihon was an Amorite realm in the Transjordan region of the ancient Near East, known from the Hebrew Bible for being conquered by the Israelites under Moses.
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A.
Kingdom of Ammon
The Kingdom of Ammon was an ancient Semitic state located east of the Jordan River, known from biblical and Near Eastern sources for its Ammonite people, distinctive material culture, and interactions with neighboring Israelite, Aramean, and Mesopotamian powers.
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B.
Kingdom of Moab
The Kingdom of Moab was an ancient Iron Age state located east of the Dead Sea in what is now Jordan, known from both biblical accounts and archaeological evidence.
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C.
Kingdom of Baol
The Kingdom of Baol was a precolonial West African state located in what is now Senegal, known for its Wolof-speaking population, complex political structures, and role in regional trade and warfare.
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D.
Kingdom of Yamkhad
The Kingdom of Yamkhad was a powerful Amorite-ruled Bronze Age state centered on the city of Aleppo in northern Syria, known for its extensive political and commercial influence across the ancient Near East.
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E.
Kingdom of Kuru
The Kingdom of Kuru was an influential ancient Indo-Aryan realm of the Vedic period in northern India, often regarded as a political and cultural center associated with early Hindu traditions and the Mahabharata.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.