Ahmose II
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Ahmose II, also known as Amasis II, was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 26th Dynasty noted for his prosperous reign, extensive building projects, and active diplomatic and commercial relations with Greek city-states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ahmose II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6640988 — 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: Ahmose II Context triple: [Amasis II, name, Ahmose II]
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A.
Amenemhat III
Amenemhat III was a powerful pharaoh of Egypt’s 12th Dynasty, renowned for extensive building projects such as the Hawara pyramid complex and for overseeing a period of prosperity and administrative sophistication in the Middle Kingdom.
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B.
Amenemhat II
Amenemhat II was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 12th Dynasty, known for consolidating Middle Kingdom power through military campaigns and extensive building projects.
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C.
Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for restoring the Great Sphinx of Giza and commemorating it with the famous Dream Stele.
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D.
Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for his military campaigns in Asia and Nubia and for consolidating the empire’s power and monumental building projects.
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E.
Mentuhotep II
Mentuhotep II was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who reunified Egypt after the First Intermediate Period and is widely regarded as the founder of the Middle Kingdom.
- 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: Ahmose II Target entity description: Ahmose II, also known as Amasis II, was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 26th Dynasty noted for his prosperous reign, extensive building projects, and active diplomatic and commercial relations with Greek city-states.
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A.
Amenemhat III
Amenemhat III was a powerful pharaoh of Egypt’s 12th Dynasty, renowned for extensive building projects such as the Hawara pyramid complex and for overseeing a period of prosperity and administrative sophistication in the Middle Kingdom.
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B.
Amenemhat II
Amenemhat II was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 12th Dynasty, known for consolidating Middle Kingdom power through military campaigns and extensive building projects.
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C.
Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for restoring the Great Sphinx of Giza and commemorating it with the famous Dream Stele.
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D.
Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for his military campaigns in Asia and Nubia and for consolidating the empire’s power and monumental building projects.
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E.
Mentuhotep II
Mentuhotep II was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who reunified Egypt after the First Intermediate Period and is widely regarded as the founder of the Middle Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ahmose son of Neith
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Amasis II ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Naucratis
ⓘ
linked to:
Naukratis
|
| birthPlace | Sais ⓘ |
| built |
additions to temples at Karnak
ⓘ
monuments at Memphis ⓘ sanctuaries in the Delta region ⓘ structures at Abydos ⓘ temples at Sais ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Sais ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup against Apries ⓘ |
| capital | Sais ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Apries ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Cambyses II of Persia
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambyses II
Croesus of Lydia ⓘ
linked to:
Croesus
Polycrates of Samos ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Egypt ⓘ |
| era |
Late Period of ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Period of Egypt
|
| father | Teos (Teos or unknown, traditionally not securely identified) ⓘ |
| lostIndependenceTo |
Achaemenid Empire (under his successor)
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid Empire
|
| maintainedIndependenceFrom | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Herodotus' Histories
ⓘ
linked to:
works of Herodotus
|
| mother |
Tasherit (traditionally not securely identified)
ⓘ
linked to:
Meritaten Tasherit
|
| notableFor |
commercial relations with Greek city-states
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diplomatic relations with Greek city-states ⓘ encouraging Greek settlement at Naucratis ⓘ extensive building projects ⓘ promotion of Greek trade in Egypt ⓘ prosperous reign ⓘ |
| policy |
balanced relations with Lydia and other Near Eastern powers
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favored Greek mercenaries ⓘ maintained alliances with Greek city-states ⓘ |
| predecessor | Apries ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa 526 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 570 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| ruledRegion |
Egypt
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Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| spouse |
Tentkheta (attributed, not fully certain)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tentkheta
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| styleOfRule |
philhellenic
ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ |
| successor | Psamtik III ⓘ |
| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Pharaoh ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ahmose II Description of subject: Ahmose II, also known as Amasis II, was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 26th Dynasty noted for his prosperous reign, extensive building projects, and active diplomatic and commercial relations with Greek city-states.
Referenced by (2)
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