Battle of Thannuris
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The Battle of Thannuris was a 6th-century clash between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire in northern Mesopotamia, notable for a major Byzantine defeat during Justinian I’s reign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Thannuris canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5903517 — 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: Battle of Thannuris Context triple: [Iberian War, hasBattle, Battle of Thannuris]
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A.
Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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B.
Battle of Rovine
The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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C.
Battle of Tzirallum
The Battle of Tzirallum was a pivotal 313 AD clash in the Roman civil wars in which Licinius decisively defeated Maximinus Daia, helping secure his control over the Eastern Roman Empire.
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D.
Battle of Bardav
The Battle of Bardav was a medieval military engagement between the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuk Turks, forming part of Georgia’s broader struggle to resist Seljuk expansion in the Caucasus.
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E.
Battle of Argaum
The Battle of Argaum was a decisive engagement of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803, in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha Confederacy in central India.
- 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: Battle of Thannuris Target entity description: The Battle of Thannuris was a 6th-century clash between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire in northern Mesopotamia, notable for a major Byzantine defeat during Justinian I’s reign.
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A.
Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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B.
Battle of Rovine
The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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C.
Battle of Tzirallum
The Battle of Tzirallum was a pivotal 313 AD clash in the Roman civil wars in which Licinius decisively defeated Maximinus Daia, helping secure his control over the Eastern Roman Empire.
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D.
Battle of Bardav
The Battle of Bardav was a medieval military engagement between the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuk Turks, forming part of Georgia’s broader struggle to resist Seljuk expansion in the Caucasus.
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E.
Battle of Argaum
The Battle of Argaum was a decisive engagement of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803, in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha Confederacy in central India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| approximateYearRange | c. 527–529 ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
Khosrow I of the Sasanian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Khosrow I
|
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| ByzantineCommander |
Belisarius
ⓘ
Buzes ⓘ Coutzes ⓘ |
| cause | Byzantine attempt to build a fortress at Thannuris ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early phase of Justinian I’s reign ⓘ |
| combatantsType | regular imperial armies ⓘ |
| conflictOf |
Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman–Persian Wars
|
| conflictType | pitched battle near a fortified site ⓘ |
| date | c. 528 ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| frontierZone | Roman–Persian borderlands ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| languageOfMainSources | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Syria ⓘ |
| militaryTechnology | late Roman and Sasanian heavy cavalry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture or loss of several Byzantine officers
ⓘ
heavy Byzantine casualties ⓘ |
| outcome | major Byzantine defeat ⓘ |
| partOf | Iberian War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Justinian I’s eastern campaigns ⓘ |
| place | Thannuris ⓘ |
| politicalContext | rivalry between Eastern Roman and Sasanian Empires ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Procopius of Caesarea
ⓘ
linked to:
Procopius
|
| reignOf | Justinian I ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Battle of Callinicum
ⓘ
Battle of Dara ⓘ |
| relatedConstruction |
fortress of Mindouos (often associated in sources)
ⓘ
fortress of Thannuris ⓘ |
| result | Sasanian victory ⓘ |
| SasanianCommander |
Perozes
ⓘ
Sittas (possibly involved in related operations) ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | control of frontier routes in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
| warTheater |
Roman–Sasanian frontier
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman–Sasanian frontier zone
|
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Subject: Battle of Thannuris Description of subject: The Battle of Thannuris was a 6th-century clash between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire in northern Mesopotamia, notable for a major Byzantine defeat during Justinian I’s reign.
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