Siege of Susa
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The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Susa canonical | 2 |
| capture of Susa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507832 — 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: Siege of Susa Context triple: [Asian campaign, includesEvent, Siege of Susa]
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A.
Siege of Tyre
The Siege of Tyre was Alexander the Great’s famous 332 BC assault on the heavily fortified Phoenician island city, marked by the construction of a massive causeway and resulting in a decisive Macedonian victory that secured control of the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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C.
Siege of Halicarnassus
The Siege of Halicarnassus was a key early battle in Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire, in which he captured the heavily fortified Carian capital on the coast of Asia Minor.
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D.
Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
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E.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
- 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: Siege of Susa Target entity description: The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
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A.
Siege of Tyre
The Siege of Tyre was Alexander the Great’s famous 332 BC assault on the heavily fortified Phoenician island city, marked by the construction of a massive causeway and resulting in a decisive Macedonian victory that secured control of the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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C.
Siege of Halicarnassus
The Siege of Halicarnassus was a key early battle in Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire, in which he captured the heavily fortified Carian capital on the coast of Asia Minor.
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D.
Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
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E.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| after | Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ |
| before | Siege of Persepolis ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Macedonian forces
ⓘ
Persian forces ⓘ |
| campaign | Alexander’s Asian campaign ⓘ |
| capitalCaptured | Susa ⓘ |
| capitalType | ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| combatant |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Empire
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| commandedBy | Alexander III of Macedon ⓘ |
| commander | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| conflict |
Invasion of the Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire
|
| conflictType | siege ⓘ |
| date | 331 BC ⓘ |
| economicConsequence | financing of Alexander’s subsequent campaigns ⓘ |
| followedBy | Macedonian advance toward Persepolis ⓘ |
| follows | Macedonian advance into Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Susiana
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surface form:
Susiana region
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| historicalEra | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| involved |
Companion cavalry
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Macedonian phalanx ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Elam ⓘ |
| location | Susa ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Iran ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large quantities of treasure captured by Alexander
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rapid capitulation of a major Persian city ⓘ |
| objective |
neutralization of Achaemenid power center in Susa
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seizure of the wealth of Susa ⓘ |
| opponent |
Achaemenid administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Darius III’s Achaemenid administration
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| opposingCommander | Achaemenid satrap of Susa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Empire
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Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| place | Susa ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
transfer of Achaemenid wealth to Alexander’s control
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weakening of Darius III’s authority ⓘ |
| precededBy | Macedonian pursuit of Darius III after Gaugamela ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Siege of Persepolis
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surface form:
Burning of Persepolis
Siege of Babylon (331 BC) ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of Babylon to Alexander the Great
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| result |
Macedonian victory
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capture of Susa ⓘ fall of the Achaemenid ceremonial capital Susa ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
capture of major Achaemenid treasury
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control of key route into the Persian heartland ⓘ |
| theater |
Alexander’s Asian campaign
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surface form:
Near Eastern theater of Alexander’s conquests
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How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Siege of Susa Description of subject: The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
capture of Susa