Tukulti-Ninurta II
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Tukulti-Ninurta II was a king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 9th century BCE, known for consolidating Assyrian power through military campaigns and building projects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tukulti-Ninurta II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9956763 — 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: Tukulti-Ninurta II Context triple: [Ashurnasirpal II, father, Tukulti-Ninurta II]
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A.
Nur-Adad
Nur-Adad was an early 2nd-millennium BCE king of the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Larsa, known from royal inscriptions and building projects.
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B.
Ashurnasirpal II
Ashurnasirpal II was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects, including the royal palace at Kalhu (Nimrud).
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C.
Arnuwanda II
Arnuwanda II was a short-reigning Hittite king of the late 14th century BCE, known primarily as the son and heir of the powerful ruler Suppiluliuma I during a period of plague and political instability.
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D.
Shamshi-Adad I
Shamshi-Adad I was an influential Old Assyrian king of Amorite origin who expanded Assyrian power across northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
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E.
Tiglath-Pileser III
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.
- 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: Tukulti-Ninurta II Target entity description: Tukulti-Ninurta II was a king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 9th century BCE, known for consolidating Assyrian power through military campaigns and building projects.
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A.
Nur-Adad
Nur-Adad was an early 2nd-millennium BCE king of the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Larsa, known from royal inscriptions and building projects.
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B.
Ashurnasirpal II
Ashurnasirpal II was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects, including the royal palace at Kalhu (Nimrud).
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C.
Arnuwanda II
Arnuwanda II was a short-reigning Hittite king of the late 14th century BCE, known primarily as the son and heir of the powerful ruler Suppiluliuma I during a period of plague and political instability.
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D.
Shamshi-Adad I
Shamshi-Adad I was an influential Old Assyrian king of Amorite origin who expanded Assyrian power across northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
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E.
Tiglath-Pileser III
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
ⓘ
monarch ⓘ |
| assertedControlOver | trade routes in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Assur
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashur
Nineveh ⓘ |
| built |
fortifications in Assur
ⓘ
palace structures in Assur ⓘ |
| campaignedAgainst |
Aramean tribes
ⓘ
linked to:
Arameans
Babylonia ⓘ
linked to:
Babylon
Nairi lands ⓘ Zamua ⓘ |
| capital |
Assur
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashur
|
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| commissioned | inscriptional stelae ⓘ |
| conductedCampaignsIn |
northern Mesopotamia
ⓘ
western Iran ⓘ |
| contributedTo | territorial expansion of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| country | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian ⓘ |
| deathDate | 884 BCE ⓘ |
| dynasty | Adaside dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
Neo-Assyrian period
ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Assyrian Empire
|
| expandedControlOver | Upper Tigris region ⓘ |
| father | Adad-nirari II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building projects
ⓘ
consolidation of Assyrian power ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Akkadian ⓘ |
| maintainedVassalageOf | local rulers in Zamua ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Assur
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashur
|
| predecessor | Adad-nirari II ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 884 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 890 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| strengthened | Assyrian royal authority ⓘ |
| strengthenedControlOver |
Zagros foothills
ⓘ
linked to:
Zagros Mountains foothills
|
| styleOfRule | militaristic monarchy ⓘ |
| successor | Ashurnasirpal II ⓘ |
| title | King of Assyria ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
| veneratedDeity |
Adad
ⓘ
Ashur ⓘ Ishtar ⓘ
linked to:
Inanna
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tukulti-Ninurta II Description of subject: Tukulti-Ninurta II was a king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 9th century BCE, known for consolidating Assyrian power through military campaigns and building projects.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.