Šarru-kīn II
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Šarru-kīn II was an Assyrian king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BCE, known for his military campaigns and the construction of a new capital at Dur-Sharrukin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Šarru-kīn II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3039169 — 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: Šarru-kīn II Context triple: [Sargon II, alsoKnownAs, Šarru-kīn II]
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A.
Vima Kadphises
Vima Kadphises was a Kushan emperor known for expanding the empire’s territory and promoting trade and coinage that facilitated cultural and economic links between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Shfar'am
Shfar'am is an ancient, predominantly Arab city in northern Israel known for its historically mixed Muslim, Christian, and Druze population.
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C.
Vaballathus
Vaballathus was a 3rd-century Palmyrene prince and briefly recognized Roman imperial claimant who ruled alongside his mother Zenobia during the Palmyrene Empire’s expansion before being defeated by Emperor Aurelian.
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D.
Sarduri I
Sarduri I was an early and influential king of the ancient kingdom of Urartu, known for consolidating its power and expanding its territory in the Near East during the 9th century BCE.
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E.
Khosrowshahi
Khosrowshahi is a Persian surname most prominently associated with Dara Khosrowshahi, the Iranian-American business executive and CEO of Uber.
- 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: Šarru-kīn II Target entity description: Šarru-kīn II was an Assyrian king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BCE, known for his military campaigns and the construction of a new capital at Dur-Sharrukin.
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A.
Vima Kadphises
Vima Kadphises was a Kushan emperor known for expanding the empire’s territory and promoting trade and coinage that facilitated cultural and economic links between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Shfar'am
Shfar'am is an ancient, predominantly Arab city in northern Israel known for its historically mixed Muslim, Christian, and Druze population.
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C.
Vaballathus
Vaballathus was a 3rd-century Palmyrene prince and briefly recognized Roman imperial claimant who ruled alongside his mother Zenobia during the Palmyrene Empire’s expansion before being defeated by Emperor Aurelian.
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D.
Sarduri I
Sarduri I was an early and influential king of the ancient kingdom of Urartu, known for consolidating its power and expanding its territory in the Near East during the 9th century BCE.
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E.
Khosrowshahi
Khosrowshahi is a Persian surname most prominently associated with Dara Khosrowshahi, the Iranian-American business executive and CEO of Uber.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian king
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian king ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
relief sculptures at Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| built |
city walls of Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
palace at Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ |
| campaignAgainst |
Elam
ⓘ
Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Philistia ⓘ Kingdom of Urartu ⓘ
surface form:
Urartu
|
| capitalFounded |
Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
Khorsabad ⓘ |
| conquered |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Samaria ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 705 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tabal region ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sargonid dynasty ⓘ |
| era | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| father | Tiglath-Pileser III ⓘ |
| house |
Fortress of Sargon
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Sargon
|
| knownFor |
construction of Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
expansion of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | the king is legitimate ⓘ |
| nameInAkkadian | Šarru-kīn ⓘ |
| nameInEnglish | Sargon II ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death in campaign against Tabal ⓘ |
| patronDeity |
Ashur
ⓘ
Nabu ⓘ |
| policy | mass deportations of conquered peoples ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shalmaneser V ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Mesopotamia ⓘ parts of Anatolia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 705 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 722 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| spouse | Atalia ⓘ |
| successor | Sennacherib ⓘ |
| title |
King of Assyria
ⓘ
King of Babylon ⓘ |
| usedScript | Akkadian cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Šarru-kīn II Description of subject: Šarru-kīn II was an Assyrian king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BCE, known for his military campaigns and the construction of a new capital at Dur-Sharrukin.
Referenced by (1)
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