probably Tudhaliya IV
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Probably Tudhaliya IV was a late Hittite king known for ruling during the empire’s decline in the 13th century BCE and for extensive building and religious activities at Hattusa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| probably Tudhaliya IV canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9951654 — 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: probably Tudhaliya IV Context triple: [Suppiluliuma II, father, probably Tudhaliya IV]
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A.
Tudhaliya II
Tudhaliya II was a Hittite king of the New Kingdom period who ruled in the 14th century BCE and helped stabilize and strengthen the Hittite Empire before its major expansion under Suppiluliuma I.
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B.
Hittite king Suppiluliuma I
Hittite king Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE ruler who greatly expanded the Hittite Empire through military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering, making it a dominant power in the ancient Near East.
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C.
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
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D.
Kashtiliash IV
Kashtiliash IV was a Kassite king of Babylon in the late 13th century BCE, known for his conflict with the Assyrian ruler Tukulti-Ninurta I, which led to his defeat and the sacking of Babylon.
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E.
Burna-Buriash II
Burna-Buriash II was a Kassite king of Babylon in the 14th century BCE known for his extensive diplomatic correspondence with other great Near Eastern powers, including Egypt and Assyria.
- 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: probably Tudhaliya IV Target entity description: Probably Tudhaliya IV was a late Hittite king known for ruling during the empire’s decline in the 13th century BCE and for extensive building and religious activities at Hattusa.
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A.
Tudhaliya II
Tudhaliya II was a Hittite king of the New Kingdom period who ruled in the 14th century BCE and helped stabilize and strengthen the Hittite Empire before its major expansion under Suppiluliuma I.
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B.
Hittite king Suppiluliuma I
Hittite king Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE ruler who greatly expanded the Hittite Empire through military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering, making it a dominant power in the ancient Near East.
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C.
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
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D.
Kashtiliash IV
Kashtiliash IV was a Kassite king of Babylon in the late 13th century BCE, known for his conflict with the Assyrian ruler Tukulti-Ninurta I, which led to his defeat and the sacking of Babylon.
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E.
Burna-Buriash II
Burna-Buriash II was a Kassite king of Babylon in the 14th century BCE known for his extensive diplomatic correspondence with other great Near Eastern powers, including Egypt and Assyria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite king
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arnuwanda III
ⓘ
Hattusili III ⓘ Puduhepa ⓘ |
| capital |
Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| century | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| chronologicalPhase |
late Hittite Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Hittite Empire period
|
| conflict |
conflicts in western Anatolia
ⓘ
tensions with Assyria ⓘ |
| country | Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Hittite ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| dynasty |
Hittite New Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
New Hittite period
|
| era | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| father | Hattusili III ⓘ |
| governmentForm | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive building projects at Hattusa
ⓘ
religious reforms and activities ⓘ rock sanctuary of Yazilikaya development ⓘ ruling during the decline of the Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| language | Hittite language ⓘ |
| legacy |
key figure in the final phase of Hittite imperial history
ⓘ
major contributor to the monumental landscape of Hattusa ⓘ |
| mother | Puduhepa ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
Yazilikaya ⓘ |
| performedAction |
commissioned monumental reliefs
ⓘ
reorganized state cults ⓘ strengthened royal ideology through religious imagery ⓘ |
| policy | centralization of cult and administration at Hattusa ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Hittites ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hattusili III ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1209 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1237 BCE ⓘ |
| religion |
Hittite religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite mythology
|
| spouse | Puduhepa ⓘ |
| successor | Arnuwanda III ⓘ |
| territorialContext | Anatolia ⓘ |
| title |
Great King
ⓘ
Labarna ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: probably Tudhaliya IV Description of subject: Probably Tudhaliya IV was a late Hittite king known for ruling during the empire’s decline in the 13th century BCE and for extensive building and religious activities at Hattusa.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.