Artemisia II of Caria
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Artemisia II of Caria was a 4th-century BCE Carian queen and satrap renowned for commissioning the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in honor of her husband-brother Mausolus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Artemisia II of Caria canonical | 14 |
| Artemisia IΙ of Caria | 1 |
| Artemisia of Caria | 1 |
| Queen of Caria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5717651 — 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: Artemisia II of Caria Context triple: [Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, builtFor, Artemisia II of Caria]
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Artemisia I of Caria
Artemisia I of Caria was a 5th-century BCE queen and naval commander who notably fought on the Persian side during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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Stateira I
Stateira I was a Persian queen, the wife of King Darius III of the Achaemenid Empire and mother of Stateira II.
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Stateira II
Stateira II was a Persian princess, daughter of Darius III, who became one of Alexander the Great’s wives as part of his political integration of the Achaemenid royal line.
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Stateira (queen)
Stateira was a Persian queen and principal wife of Artaxerxes II of the Achaemenid Empire, noted in classical sources for her influence at court and her tragic death amid royal intrigues.
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E.
Amytis of Media
Amytis of Media was a Median princess and queen of Babylon, traditionally associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens, which were said to have been built to remind her of her mountainous homeland.
- 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: Artemisia II of Caria Target entity description: Artemisia II of Caria was a 4th-century BCE Carian queen and satrap renowned for commissioning the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in honor of her husband-brother Mausolus.
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A.
Artemisia I of Caria
Artemisia I of Caria was a 5th-century BCE queen and naval commander who notably fought on the Persian side during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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B.
Stateira I
Stateira I was a Persian queen, the wife of King Darius III of the Achaemenid Empire and mother of Stateira II.
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C.
Stateira II
Stateira II was a Persian princess, daughter of Darius III, who became one of Alexander the Great’s wives as part of his political integration of the Achaemenid royal line.
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D.
Stateira (queen)
Stateira was a Persian queen and principal wife of Artaxerxes II of the Achaemenid Empire, noted in classical sources for her influence at court and her tragic death amid royal intrigues.
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E.
Amytis of Media
Amytis of Media was a Median princess and queen of Babylon, traditionally associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens, which were said to have been built to remind her of her mountainous homeland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek person
ⓘ
queen ⓘ ruler of Caria ⓘ satrap ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Mausoleum at Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| burialMonumentFor | Mausolus ⓘ |
| capital | Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| commissioned | Mausoleum at Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Caria ⓘ |
| culture |
Carian
ⓘ
Hellenized Anatolian ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 351 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Caria ⓘ |
| era | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| father |
Hecatomnus
ⓘ
linked to:
Hecatomnus of Mylasa
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| governanceType | satrapy under the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Caria ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hellenistic funerary architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a female satrap under the Achaemenid Empire
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commissioning the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus ⓘ her extravagant mourning for Mausolus ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Carian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Hecatomnid dynasty ⓘ |
| notableEvent | construction of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| notableFor | combining royal and satrapal authority ⓘ |
| placeOfRule | Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | devoted wife of Mausolus ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Queen of Caria
ⓘ
linked to:
Artemisia II of Caria
Satrap of Caria ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mausolus ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
southwestern Anatolia
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linked to:
southwestern Turkey
|
| reignEnd | c. 351 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 353 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sibling | Mausolus ⓘ |
| spouse | Mausolus ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| successor | Idrieus ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| vassalOf |
Persian king Artaxerxes III
ⓘ
linked to:
Artaxerxes III
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Subject: Artemisia II of Caria Description of subject: Artemisia II of Caria was a 4th-century BCE Carian queen and satrap renowned for commissioning the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in honor of her husband-brother Mausolus.
Referenced by (17)
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