Yazdegerd II
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Yazdegerd II was a 5th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his military campaigns against the Romans and Central Asian nomads and for his religious policies toward Christian and other non-Zoroastrian subjects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yazdegerd II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8392738 — 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: Yazdegerd II Context triple: [Sassanian Armenia, hasSovereign, Yazdegerd II]
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A.
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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B.
Yazdegerd I
Yazdegerd I was a Sasanian king of kings who ruled the Persian Empire in the early 5th century, noted for his complex religious policies and interactions with both the Roman Empire and Christian communities.
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C.
Hormizd IV
Hormizd IV was a Sasanian king of the late 6th century known for his conflicts with the Byzantine Empire and internal tensions with the nobility and clergy.
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D.
Bahram II
Bahram II was a Sasanian king of Iran (r. late 3rd century CE) known for consolidating royal authority, facing Roman and internal challenges, and commissioning prominent rock reliefs and inscriptions.
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E.
Narseh
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.
- 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: Yazdegerd II Target entity description: Yazdegerd II was a 5th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his military campaigns against the Romans and Central Asian nomads and for his religious policies toward Christian and other non-Zoroastrian subjects.
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A.
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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B.
Yazdegerd I
Yazdegerd I was a Sasanian king of kings who ruled the Persian Empire in the early 5th century, noted for his complex religious policies and interactions with both the Roman Empire and Christian communities.
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C.
Hormizd IV
Hormizd IV was a Sasanian king of the late 6th century known for his conflicts with the Byzantine Empire and internal tensions with the nobility and clergy.
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D.
Bahram II
Bahram II was a Sasanian king of Iran (r. late 3rd century CE) known for consolidating royal authority, facing Roman and internal challenges, and commissioning prominent rock reliefs and inscriptions.
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E.
Narseh
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sasanian king of kings
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historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sasanian–Roman frontier diplomacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
religious tensions in Armenia ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Avarayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Taq-e Bostan area (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ctesiphon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Sasanian kings of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinage | silver drachms ⓘ |
| conflict |
Roman–Sasanian wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
campaigns in the Caucasus ⓘ wars against the Kidarites ⓘ |
| country | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 457 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sasanian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 5th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Iranian ⓘ |
| father | Bahram V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Sasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military campaigns against Central Asian nomads
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military campaigns against the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ religious policies toward Christians ⓘ religious policies toward non-Zoroastrian subjects ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Middle Persian inscriptions ⓘ |
| motherTongue | Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempted to integrate Armenian church into imperial religious policy
ⓘ
negotiated truces with the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ relocated some Armenian nobles to Iran ⓘ |
| opponent | Vardan Mamikonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
pressure on Christian nobility to convert to Zoroastrianism
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promotion of Zoroastrian orthodoxy ⓘ restrictions on Christian practices in the empire ⓘ suspicion of Armenian Christian loyalty to Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bahram V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Iran
NERFINISHED
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Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the Caucasus ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 457 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 438 ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| strengthened |
defenses in the Caucasus
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eastern frontier against nomadic incursions ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Hormizd III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Hormizd III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Shahanshah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yazdegerd II Description of subject: Yazdegerd II was a 5th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his military campaigns against the Romans and Central Asian nomads and for his religious policies toward Christian and other non-Zoroastrian subjects.
Referenced by (1)
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