Persian province of Samaria
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The Persian province of Samaria was an administrative district of the Achaemenid Empire in the Levant, centered on the former kingdom of Israel with Samaria as its capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Persian province of Samaria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Persian province of Samaria Context triple: [Assyrian province of Samerina, successor, Persian province of Samaria]
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Assyrian province of Samerina
The Assyrian province of Samerina was an administrative region established by the Neo-Assyrian Empire after the conquest of the northern Kingdom of Israel, centered around Samaria.
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Achaemenid satrapy of Babylonia
The Achaemenid satrapy of Babylonia was a major administrative province of the Persian Empire that governed the former Neo-Babylonian heartland from the late 6th century BCE, serving as a key political, economic, and cultural center under Achaemenid rule.
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Roman province of Judea
The Roman province of Judea was an imperial territory in the eastern Mediterranean that encompassed Jerusalem and surrounding regions, serving as a focal point of Jewish-Roman tensions and several major revolts in the first and second centuries CE.
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Roman province of Cilicia
The Roman province of Cilicia was a southeastern Anatolian coastal region of the Roman Empire, centered around Tarsus, that served as a key strategic and commercial crossroads between Asia Minor, Syria, and the eastern Mediterranean.
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Roman province of Mesopotamia
The Roman province of Mesopotamia was a frontier territory in the Near East, encompassing parts of modern Iraq and Syria, that served as a key battleground between the Roman and Persian empires.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Persian province of Samaria Target entity description: The Persian province of Samaria was an administrative district of the Achaemenid Empire in the Levant, centered on the former kingdom of Israel with Samaria as its capital.
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Assyrian province of Samerina
The Assyrian province of Samerina was an administrative region established by the Neo-Assyrian Empire after the conquest of the northern Kingdom of Israel, centered around Samaria.
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Achaemenid satrapy of Babylonia
The Achaemenid satrapy of Babylonia was a major administrative province of the Persian Empire that governed the former Neo-Babylonian heartland from the late 6th century BCE, serving as a key political, economic, and cultural center under Achaemenid rule.
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C.
Roman province of Judea
The Roman province of Judea was an imperial territory in the eastern Mediterranean that encompassed Jerusalem and surrounding regions, serving as a focal point of Jewish-Roman tensions and several major revolts in the first and second centuries CE.
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Roman province of Cilicia
The Roman province of Cilicia was a southeastern Anatolian coastal region of the Roman Empire, centered around Tarsus, that served as a key strategic and commercial crossroads between Asia Minor, Syria, and the eastern Mediterranean.
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Roman province of Mesopotamia
The Roman province of Mesopotamia was a frontier territory in the Near East, encompassing parts of modern Iraq and Syria, that served as a key battleground between the Roman and Persian empires.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid province
ⓘ
historical administrative division ⓘ |
| adminCenter | city of Samaria ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Tell es-Sebastiyeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mount Gerizim sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Persian province of Ammon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian province of Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian province of Dor NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian province of Yehud ⓘ |
| capital | Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | former Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ tribute to Achaemenid king ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| endCause | Macedonian conquest by Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| endTime | late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hellenistic province of Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceForm | provincial administration under satrapal oversight ⓘ |
| governedBy | Persian-appointed governors ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Arameans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judeans NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenicians NERFINISHED ⓘ Samaritans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | mixed Israelite and foreign-descended groups ⓘ |
| hasScript |
Aramaic script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paleo-Hebrew script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Aramaic papyri
ⓘ
biblical texts ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
West Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Israel ⓘ |
| partOf | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-autonomous province under Persian rule ⓘ |
| precededBy | Neo-Assyrian province of Samerina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Yahwism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zoroastrian influence ⓘ local Canaanite cults ⓘ |
| startTime | late 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled central highlands of southern Levant ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | satrapy of Eber-Nari ⓘ |
| taxation | subject to imperial tribute system ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Achaemenid period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributeDestination | royal treasury of the Achaemenid king ⓘ |
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Subject: Persian province of Samaria Description of subject: The Persian province of Samaria was an administrative district of the Achaemenid Empire in the Levant, centered on the former kingdom of Israel with Samaria as its capital.
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