Mursili III
E835703
Mursili III was a Hittite king of the late 13th century BCE whose reign ended when he was deposed and succeeded by his uncle Hattusili III.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mursili III canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9951601 — 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: Mursili III Context triple: [Hattusili III, predecessor, Mursili III]
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A.
Mursili II
Mursili II was a powerful Hittite king of the late 14th century BCE who consolidated and expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and internal reforms.
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B.
Hattusili III
Hattusili III was a powerful Hittite king of the 13th century BCE, known for stabilizing the empire, relocating the capital to Hattusa, and concluding one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties with Egypt.
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C.
Muwatalli II
Muwatalli II was a Hittite king best known for leading his empire against Ramesses II’s Egypt at the famous Battle of Kadesh in the 13th century BCE.
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D.
Hittite king Mursili I
Hittite king Mursili I was a 16th-century BCE ruler best known for leading the Hittites in a decisive campaign that sacked Babylon and reshaped the political landscape of the ancient Near East.
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E.
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.
- 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: Mursili III Target entity description: Mursili III was a Hittite king of the late 13th century BCE whose reign ended when he was deposed and succeeded by his uncle Hattusili III.
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A.
Mursili II
Mursili II was a powerful Hittite king of the late 14th century BCE who consolidated and expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and internal reforms.
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B.
Hattusili III
Hattusili III was a powerful Hittite king of the 13th century BCE, known for stabilizing the empire, relocating the capital to Hattusa, and concluding one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties with Egypt.
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C.
Muwatalli II
Muwatalli II was a Hittite king best known for leading his empire against Ramesses II’s Egypt at the famous Battle of Kadesh in the 13th century BCE.
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D.
Hittite king Mursili I
Hittite king Mursili I was a 16th-century BCE ruler best known for leading the Hittites in a decisive campaign that sacked Babylon and reshaped the political landscape of the ancient Near East.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite king
ⓘ
monarch ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Urhi-Teshub ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hittite royal succession disputes ⓘ |
| capital |
Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| conflict | dynastic struggle with Hattusili III ⓘ |
| country | Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| deposedBy | Hattusili III ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Hittite New Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
New Hittite period
|
| endOfReignReason | deposition ⓘ |
| era | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hittites ⓘ |
| father | Muwatalli II ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | central Anatolia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | Hittite cuneiform texts ⓘ |
| language | Hittite language ⓘ |
| notableEvent | loss of throne to Hattusili III ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Hittites ⓘ |
| predecessor | Muwatalli II ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1267 BCE ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | late 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1272 BCE ⓘ |
| religion |
Hittite religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite mythology
|
| royalTitle |
Great King
ⓘ
Labarna ⓘ |
| successor | Hattusili III ⓘ |
| timeInHistory | post–Battle of Kadesh period ⓘ |
| uncle | Hattusili III ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mursili III Description of subject: Mursili III was a Hittite king of the late 13th century BCE whose reign ended when he was deposed and succeeded by his uncle Hattusili III.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.