Artaxerxes IV Arses
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Artaxerxes IV Arses was a short-reigning Achaemenid king of Persia in the 4th century BCE, known for being overthrown and killed in the court intrigues that brought Darius III to the throne shortly before Alexander the Great’s conquest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Artaxerxes IV Arses canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4216487 — 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: Artaxerxes IV Arses Context triple: [Darius III, predecessor, Artaxerxes IV Arses]
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Artaxerxes III
Artaxerxes III was a 4th-century BCE king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire known for reconsolidating imperial control, notably by reconquering Egypt, before being assassinated in a court intrigue.
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B.
Artaxerxes II
Artaxerxes II was a long-reigning 4th-century BCE Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty, known for internal revolts and conflicts with Greek city-states during his rule.
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Xerxes II of Persia
Xerxes II of Persia was a short-reigning Achaemenid king who briefly ruled the Persian Empire in the 5th century BCE before being assassinated amid dynastic struggles.
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D.
Darius III
Darius III was the final king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for his defeat by Alexander the Great, which led to the empire’s collapse.
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E.
Artaserse
Artaserse is an opera seria by Johann Christian Bach, composed in the 18th century and based on a libretto by Metastasio about the Persian king Artaxerxes.
- 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: Artaxerxes IV Arses Target entity description: Artaxerxes IV Arses was a short-reigning Achaemenid king of Persia in the 4th century BCE, known for being overthrown and killed in the court intrigues that brought Darius III to the throne shortly before Alexander the Great’s conquest.
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A.
Artaxerxes III
Artaxerxes III was a 4th-century BCE king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire known for reconsolidating imperial control, notably by reconquering Egypt, before being assassinated in a court intrigue.
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B.
Artaxerxes II
Artaxerxes II was a long-reigning 4th-century BCE Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty, known for internal revolts and conflicts with Greek city-states during his rule.
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C.
Xerxes II of Persia
Xerxes II of Persia was a short-reigning Achaemenid king who briefly ruled the Persian Empire in the 5th century BCE before being assassinated amid dynastic struggles.
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D.
Darius III
Darius III was the final king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for his defeat by Alexander the Great, which led to the empire’s collapse.
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E.
Artaserse
Artaserse is an opera seria by Johann Christian Bach, composed in the 18th century and based on a libretto by Metastasio about the Persian king Artaxerxes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid king
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King of Persia ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| centuryOfReign | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| chronologicalPredecessor | Artaxerxes III Ochus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalSuccessor | Darius III Codomannus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfDeath | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
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Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtOfficialInvolvedInDownfall | Bagoas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| dynasty | Achaemenid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| father | Artaxerxes III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Arses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Achaemenid period ⓘ |
| house | Achaemenid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Bagoas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Persian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | murdered ⓘ |
| mother | Atossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAssociate | Bagoas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventDuringLifetime | Macedonian expansion under Philip II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being last Achaemenid king before Darius III
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being overthrown in court intrigues ⓘ short reign ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Persepolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Artaxerxes III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalName | Artaxerxes IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 336 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 338 BCE ⓘ |
| relativeChronology | reigned shortly before Alexander the Great’s conquest of Persia ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| royalTitle | Shahanshah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededByEvent | rise of Darius III ⓘ |
| successor | Darius III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState | Macedonian Empire under Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| titleAfterCoronation | Artaxerxes IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Artaxerxes IV Arses Description of subject: Artaxerxes IV Arses was a short-reigning Achaemenid king of Persia in the 4th century BCE, known for being overthrown and killed in the court intrigues that brought Darius III to the throne shortly before Alexander the Great’s conquest.
Referenced by (4)
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