Esarhaddon
E207147
Esarhaddon was a 7th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for rebuilding Babylon and expanding Assyrian power into Egypt and the Levant.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Esarhaddon canonical | 17 |
| reign of Esarhaddon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1761724 — 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: Esarhaddon Context triple: [Assyria, notableRuler, Esarhaddon]
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A.
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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B.
Ashurnasirpal II
Ashurnasirpal II was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects, including the royal palace at Kalhu (Nimrud).
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C.
Sennacherib
Sennacherib was a powerful Neo-Assyrian king (reigned c. 705–681 BCE) known for his military campaigns in the Levant and Mesopotamia, his destruction of Babylon, and his extensive building projects in Nineveh.
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D.
Shalmaneser III
Shalmaneser III was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his extensive military campaigns, monumental building projects, and detailed royal inscriptions such as the Black Obelisk.
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E.
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
- 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: Esarhaddon Target entity description: Esarhaddon was a 7th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for rebuilding Babylon and expanding Assyrian power into Egypt and the Levant.
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A.
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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B.
Ashurnasirpal II
Ashurnasirpal II was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects, including the royal palace at Kalhu (Nimrud).
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C.
Sennacherib
Sennacherib was a powerful Neo-Assyrian king (reigned c. 705–681 BCE) known for his military campaigns in the Levant and Mesopotamia, his destruction of Babylon, and his extensive building projects in Nineveh.
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D.
Shalmaneser III
Shalmaneser III was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his extensive military campaigns, monumental building projects, and detailed royal inscriptions such as the Black Obelisk.
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E.
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
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human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Assyria ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Assyria ⓘ |
| capital |
Babylon
ⓘ
Nineveh ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| child |
Ashurbanipal
ⓘ
Shamash-shum-ukin ⓘ |
| country | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 669 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | on campaign to Egypt ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sargonid dynasty ⓘ |
| era | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Assyrians
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian
|
| father | Sennacherib ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive building projects
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ vassal treaties ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
campaigns against Egypt
ⓘ
campaigns in Arabia ⓘ campaigns in Judah ⓘ campaigns in Phoenicia ⓘ conquest of Memphis ⓘ |
| mother |
Naqiʾa
ⓘ
Zakutu ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigns in the Levant
ⓘ
expansion into Egypt ⓘ rebuilding Babylon ⓘ reconciliation with Babylon after its destruction ⓘ succession treaties securing Ashurbanipal’s rule ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Assyria
ⓘ
King of Babylon ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sennacherib ⓘ |
| reignAsKingOfBabylonEnd | 669 BCE ⓘ |
| reignAsKingOfBabylonStart | 681 BCE ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 669 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 681 BCE ⓘ |
| relative |
Ashurbanipal
ⓘ
Sargon II ⓘ Shamash-shum-ukin ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| successor | Ashurbanipal ⓘ |
| successorAsKingOfBabylon | Shamash-shum-ukin ⓘ |
| title |
King of the Four Corners of the World
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surface form:
King of the Four Quarters
King of the Universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Esarhaddon Description of subject: Esarhaddon was a 7th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for rebuilding Babylon and expanding Assyrian power into Egypt and the Levant.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
reign of Esarhaddon