Peroz I
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Peroz I was a 5th-century Sasanian king of kings who ruled the Sasanian Empire and engaged in significant conflicts with the Hephthalites, ultimately dying in battle against them.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peroz I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8392739 — 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: Peroz I Context triple: [Sassanian Armenia, hasSovereign, Peroz I]
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Kavadh I
Kavadh I was a Sasanian king of Persia (reigned 488–496 and 499–531) known for his social and religious reforms and for waging protracted wars against the Byzantine Empire.
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B.
Perozes
Perozes was a Sasanian Persian military commander known for leading forces against the Eastern Roman Empire during the Iberian War in the early 6th century.
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C.
Vologases I of Parthia
Vologases I of Parthia was a 1st-century king of the Parthian Empire known for consolidating Parthian power, promoting Iranian cultural traditions, and engaging in protracted conflicts with the Roman Empire over Armenia.
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D.
Orodes II of Parthia
Orodes II of Parthia was a 1st-century BCE king best known for defeating the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae and presiding over a turbulent period of internal dynastic conflict in the Parthian Empire.
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E.
Vologases IV of Parthia
Vologases IV of Parthia was a 2nd-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his prolonged conflicts with Rome and efforts to assert Parthian power in the Near East.
- 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: Peroz I Target entity description: Peroz I was a 5th-century Sasanian king of kings who ruled the Sasanian Empire and engaged in significant conflicts with the Hephthalites, ultimately dying in battle against them.
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A.
Kavadh I
Kavadh I was a Sasanian king of Persia (reigned 488–496 and 499–531) known for his social and religious reforms and for waging protracted wars against the Byzantine Empire.
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B.
Perozes
Perozes was a Sasanian Persian military commander known for leading forces against the Eastern Roman Empire during the Iberian War in the early 6th century.
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C.
Vologases I of Parthia
Vologases I of Parthia was a 1st-century king of the Parthian Empire known for consolidating Parthian power, promoting Iranian cultural traditions, and engaging in protracted conflicts with the Roman Empire over Armenia.
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D.
Orodes II of Parthia
Orodes II of Parthia was a 1st-century BCE king best known for defeating the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae and presiding over a turbulent period of internal dynastic conflict in the Parthian Empire.
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E.
Vologases IV of Parthia
Vologases IV of Parthia was a 2nd-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his prolonged conflicts with Rome and efforts to assert Parthian power in the Near East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sasanian king of kings
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historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hephthalite–Sasanian frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Peroz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brother | Hormizd III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Ctesiphon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinageType | silver drachms ⓘ |
| conflict |
Armenian affairs under Sasanian rule
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Roman–Sasanian relations NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian–Hephthalite Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Hephthalites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 484 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | region of Balkh ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sasanian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy | Hephthalite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 5th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Iranian ⓘ |
| father | Yazdegerd II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| house | House of Sasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
loss of eastern territories to the Hephthalites
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repeated campaigns against the Hephthalites ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | death in war ⓘ |
| motherTongue | Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConsequenceOfDeath |
economic strain on the Sasanian state due to war indemnities
GENERATED
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increased Hephthalite influence over the Sasanian Empire GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
civil war with Hormizd III for the throne
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defeat and death in battle against the Hephthalites ⓘ |
| policy |
intervention in Armenian affairs
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religious support for Zoroastrian clergy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Shahanshah of the Iranians and non-Iranians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hormizd III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Iran
NERFINISHED
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Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the Caucasus ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 484 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 459 ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Sasanian royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Balash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAsKingOfKings | Balash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of Kings of Iran and Aniran ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peroz I Description of subject: Peroz I was a 5th-century Sasanian king of kings who ruled the Sasanian Empire and engaged in significant conflicts with the Hephthalites, ultimately dying in battle against them.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.