Hattusili III
E195342
Hattusili III was a powerful Hittite king of the 13th century BCE, known for stabilizing the empire, relocating the capital to Hattusa, and concluding one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties with Egypt.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hattusili III canonical | 31 |
| Hattušili III | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1734741 — 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: Hattusili III Context triple: [Hittite Empire, peakUnder, Hattusili III]
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A.
Mursili II
Mursili II was a powerful Hittite king of the late 14th century BCE who consolidated and expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and internal reforms.
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B.
Shalmaneser V
Shalmaneser V was a Neo-Assyrian king in the late 8th century BCE, best known for his military campaigns in the Levant and the siege of Samaria that led to the fall of the Kingdom of Israel.
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C.
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
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D.
Ephron the Hittite
Ephron the Hittite is a biblical figure known for selling the cave of Machpelah in Hebron to Abraham as a family burial site.
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E.
Hamura
Hamura is a city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to the Tama River.
- 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: Hattusili III Target entity description: Hattusili III was a powerful Hittite king of the 13th century BCE, known for stabilizing the empire, relocating the capital to Hattusa, and concluding one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties with Egypt.
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A.
Mursili II
Mursili II was a powerful Hittite king of the late 14th century BCE who consolidated and expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and internal reforms.
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B.
Shalmaneser V
Shalmaneser V was a Neo-Assyrian king in the late 8th century BCE, best known for his military campaigns in the Levant and the siege of Samaria that led to the fall of the Kingdom of Israel.
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C.
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
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D.
Ephron the Hittite
Ephron the Hittite is a biblical figure known for selling the cave of Machpelah in Hebron to Abraham as a family burial site.
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E.
Hamura
Hamura is a city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to the Tama River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite king
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| capitalRelocatedTo |
Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| century | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| child |
Kantuzzili
ⓘ
Massanauzzi ⓘ Tudhaliya IV ⓘ |
| conflict | Hittite–Egyptian rivalry in Syria ⓘ |
| country | Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Hattusa (probable)
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| diplomaticActivity | marriage alliances with Egypt ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Hittite New Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
New Hittite period
|
| ethnicGroup | Hittites ⓘ |
| father | Mursili II ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concluding an early recorded peace treaty with Egypt
ⓘ
relocating the royal capital to Hattusa ⓘ stabilizing the Hittite Empire ⓘ the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Kadesh
|
| language | Hittite ⓘ |
| legacy | model of royal piety and legitimacy in Hittite tradition ⓘ |
| mother | Gassulawiya ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
diplomatic correspondence with Ramesses II
ⓘ
internal reorganization of the Hittite administration ⓘ usurpation of the throne from Mursili III ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Hittites ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mursili III ⓘ |
| primarySources |
Apology of Hattusili III
ⓘ
Hittite royal inscriptions ⓘ cuneiform tablets from Hattusa ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1237 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1267 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Hittite religion ⓘ |
| residence |
Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| sibling | Muwatalli II ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Anatolia
ⓘ
northern Syria ⓘ |
| spouse | Puduhepa ⓘ |
| spouseRole | Puduhepa as influential queen and co-ruler ⓘ |
| successor | Tudhaliya IV ⓘ |
| title |
Great King
ⓘ
Labarnas ⓘ
linked to:
Labarna
|
| treatyWith |
New Kingdom Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
New Kingdom of Egypt
Ramesses II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hattusili III Description of subject: Hattusili III was a powerful Hittite king of the 13th century BCE, known for stabilizing the empire, relocating the capital to Hattusa, and concluding one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties with Egypt.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hattusili III
subject linked to:
Hittite
subject linked to:
probably Tudhaliya IV
subject linked to:
probably Tudhaliya IV
subject linked to:
probably Tudhaliya IV