Narseh
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Narseh was a Sasanian king of Persia in the early 4th century, known for his inscriptions and rock reliefs and for briefly restoring imperial strength before being defeated by the Romans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Narseh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6191682 — 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: Narseh Context triple: [Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions, associatedWithRuler, Narseh]
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A.
Shapur I
Shapur I was a powerful 3rd-century Sasanian king of the Persian Empire known for his military victories against Rome and significant contributions to imperial expansion and administration.
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B.
Ardashir I
Ardashir I was the founder and first king of the Sasanian Empire, who overthrew the Parthians and established a powerful Persian dynasty in the early 3rd century.
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C.
Goshtasp
Goshtasp is a legendary Kayanian king in Persian mythology, best known as the father of the hero Esfandiyar and a patron of Zoroaster.
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D.
Yazdegerd III
Yazdegerd III was the final shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire, whose reign marked the end of pre-Islamic imperial Iran following the Arab-Muslim conquests.
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E.
Shapur II
Shapur II was a powerful 4th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his long reign, military campaigns against Rome, and efforts to strengthen and expand the Persian 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: Narseh Target entity description: Narseh was a Sasanian king of Persia in the early 4th century, known for his inscriptions and rock reliefs and for briefly restoring imperial strength before being defeated by the Romans.
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A.
Shapur I
Shapur I was a powerful 3rd-century Sasanian king of the Persian Empire known for his military victories against Rome and significant contributions to imperial expansion and administration.
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B.
Ardashir I
Ardashir I was the founder and first king of the Sasanian Empire, who overthrew the Parthians and established a powerful Persian dynasty in the early 3rd century.
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C.
Goshtasp
Goshtasp is a legendary Kayanian king in Persian mythology, best known as the father of the hero Esfandiyar and a patron of Zoroaster.
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D.
Yazdegerd III
Yazdegerd III was the final shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire, whose reign marked the end of pre-Islamic imperial Iran following the Arab-Muslim conquests.
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E.
Shapur II
Shapur II was a powerful 4th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his long reign, military campaigns against Rome, and efforts to strengthen and expand the Persian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sasanian king
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historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ctesiphon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededTerritoryTo | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned |
rock relief at Naqsh-e Rajab
NERFINISHED
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rock relief at Naqsh-e Rustam ⓘ |
| conflict | Roman–Sasanian War of 296–299 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sasanian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sasanian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Iranian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Shapur I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
3rd century
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4th century ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
Greek
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Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Parthian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Paikuli inscription
NERFINISHED
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brief restoration of Sasanian imperial strength ⓘ conflict with the Roman Empire ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ rock reliefs ⓘ |
| language | Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostBattleTo | Galerius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Denag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Narseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Paikuli inscription NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Diocletian
NERFINISHED
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Galerius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy | support of Zoroastrian clergy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bahram III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 302 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 293 ⓘ |
| relative |
Ardashir I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shapur II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Sasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedTreaty | Peace of Nisibis (299) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfRule | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| succeededToThroneBy | coup against Bahram III ⓘ |
| successor | Hormizd II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Narseh Description of subject: Narseh was a Sasanian king of Persia in the early 4th century, known for his inscriptions and rock reliefs and for briefly restoring imperial strength before being defeated by the Romans.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.