Ashur-uballit II
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Ashur-uballit II was the last king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, who unsuccessfully resisted the rise of the Neo-Babylonian ruler Nabopolassar and the empire’s final collapse in the late 7th century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashur-uballit II canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3407254 — 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: Ashur-uballit II Context triple: [Nabopolassar, opponent, Ashur-uballit II]
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A.
Assyrian king Ashur-uballit I
Assyrian king Ashur-uballit I was a powerful 14th-century BCE ruler who transformed Assyria into a major regional empire through military expansion and diplomatic engagement with other great Near Eastern powers.
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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.
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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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.
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.
- 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: Ashur-uballit II Target entity description: Ashur-uballit II was the last king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, who unsuccessfully resisted the rise of the Neo-Babylonian ruler Nabopolassar and the empire’s final collapse in the late 7th century BCE.
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A.
Assyrian king Ashur-uballit I
Assyrian king Ashur-uballit I was a powerful 14th-century BCE ruler who transformed Assyria into a major regional empire through military expansion and diplomatic engagement with other great Near Eastern powers.
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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.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Egypt
ⓘ
Necho II ⓘ
surface form:
Pharaoh Necho II
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Harran
ⓘ
Nineveh ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| attemptedAction | restoration of Assyrian power from Harran ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Harran ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | transition from Neo-Assyrian to Neo-Babylonian dominance ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cyaxares
ⓘ
Medes ⓘ Nabopolassar ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| country | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | after 609 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | unknown ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sargonid dynasty ⓘ |
| era | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| foughtIn |
attempted recapture of Harran
ⓘ
defense of Harran ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last attested ruler of Assyria ⓘ |
| historicalUncertainty | exact lineage unknown ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Babylonian chronicles
ⓘ
later Mesopotamian historical tradition ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| militaryRole | commander of Assyrian remnant forces ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Fall of Nineveh
ⓘ
surface form:
fall of Nineveh
siege of Harran ⓘ |
| opponent |
Cyaxares
ⓘ
Nabopolassar ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | claimant to Assyrian throne after fall of Nineveh ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
king of Assyria
ⓘ
last king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| possiblyRelatedTo |
Ashurbanipal
ⓘ
Esarhaddon ⓘ Sennacherib ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sin-shar-ishkun ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 609 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 612 BCE ⓘ |
| religion |
Assyrian religion
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyro-Babylonian religion
|
| residence | Harran ⓘ |
| resultOfReign | final collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| successor | none (end of Assyrian monarchy) ⓘ |
| title |
king of Assyria
ⓘ
king of Harran ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashur-uballit II Description of subject: Ashur-uballit II was the last king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, who unsuccessfully resisted the rise of the Neo-Babylonian ruler Nabopolassar and the empire’s final collapse in the late 7th century BCE.
Referenced by (3)
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