Tiglath-Pileser III
E81592
Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiglath-Pileser III canonical | 23 |
| Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria | 1 |
| Tiglath-pileser III | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T651028 — 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: Tiglath-Pileser III Context triple: [Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel, hasParticipant, Tiglath-Pileser III]
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A.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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B.
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
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C.
Nabonidus
Nabonidus was the final king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, known for his religious reforms, lengthy stay in the oasis of Tayma, and eventual overthrow by the Persian king Cyrus the Great.
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D.
Amel-Marduk
Amel-Marduk was a 6th-century BCE king of Babylon, known from biblical and cuneiform sources as the successor of Nebuchadnezzar II and for releasing the Judean king Jehoiachin from prison.
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E.
Cambyses II
Cambyses II was a king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for succeeding Cyrus the Great and conquering Egypt in the 6th century BCE.
- 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: Tiglath-Pileser III Target entity description: Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
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A.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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B.
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
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C.
Nabonidus
Nabonidus was the final king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, known for his religious reforms, lengthy stay in the oasis of Tayma, and eventual overthrow by the Persian king Cyrus the Great.
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D.
Amel-Marduk
Amel-Marduk was a 6th-century BCE king of Babylon, known from biblical and cuneiform sources as the successor of Nebuchadnezzar II and for releasing the Judean king Jehoiachin from prison.
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E.
Cambyses II
Cambyses II was a king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for succeeding Cyrus the Great and conquering Egypt in the 6th century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Ashur ⓘ |
| campaignAgainst |
Damascus
ⓘ
surface form:
Aram-Damascus
Babylon ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Samaria ⓘ
surface form:
Israel
Philistia ⓘ Kingdom of Urartu ⓘ
surface form:
Urartu
|
| capital |
Kalhu
ⓘ
Nimrud ⓘ |
| conquered |
Aram-Damascus kingdom
ⓘ
Damascus ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian ⓘ |
| deathDate | 727 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Assyria ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Assyria
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian Empire
|
| era | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| expanded |
Assyrian Empire into parts of Anatolia
ⓘ
Assyrian Empire to the Levant ⓘ Assyrian control over Babylonia ⓘ |
| introduced | standing army with specialized units ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
centralization of royal power ⓘ expansion of the Assyrian Empire ⓘ mass deportation policies ⓘ military conquests ⓘ provincial reorganization ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Akkadian ⓘ |
| name | Tiglath-Pileser III self-link ⓘ |
| policy |
creation of smaller provinces directly under royal control
ⓘ
integration of vassal states into provincial system ⓘ large-scale deportation of conquered populations ⓘ reduction of power of local governors and nobles ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ashur-nirari V ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Assyria
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Near East
|
| reignEnd | 727 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 745 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| royalCity | Kalhu ⓘ |
| strengthened | Assyrian military ⓘ |
| subjugated |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Philistine cities ⓘ Phoenician city-states ⓘ parts of Urartu ⓘ |
| successor | Shalmaneser V ⓘ |
| title |
King of Assyria
ⓘ
King of the Four Corners of the World ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Four Quarters
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tiglath-Pileser III Description of subject: Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
subject surface form:
Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
subject surface form:
Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
this entity surface form:
Tiglath-pileser III
this entity surface form:
Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria