Vologases III of Parthia
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Vologases III of Parthia was a 2nd-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his long and turbulent reign marked by internal dynastic struggles and conflicts with the Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vologases III of Parthia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11065182 — 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: Vologases III of Parthia Context triple: [Vologases IV of Parthia, predecessor, Vologases III of Parthia]
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Vologases IV of Parthia
Vologases IV of Parthia was a 2nd-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his prolonged conflicts with Rome and efforts to assert Parthian power in the Near East.
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B.
Vologases V of Parthia
Vologases V of Parthia was a 2nd–3rd century king of the Parthian Empire known for his conflicts with Rome, including wars against Emperor Septimius Severus.
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Vologases I of Parthia
Vologases I of Parthia was a 1st-century king of the Parthian Empire known for consolidating Parthian power, promoting Iranian cultural traditions, and engaging in protracted conflicts with the Roman Empire over Armenia.
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D.
Artabanus II of Parthia
Artabanus II of Parthia was a 1st-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his conflicts and power struggles with Rome during the Roman–Parthian Wars.
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E.
Orodes II of Parthia
Orodes II of Parthia was a 1st-century BCE king best known for defeating the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae and presiding over a turbulent period of internal dynastic conflict in the Parthian Empire.
- 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: Vologases III of Parthia Target entity description: Vologases III of Parthia was a 2nd-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his long and turbulent reign marked by internal dynastic struggles and conflicts with the Roman Empire.
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A.
Vologases IV of Parthia
Vologases IV of Parthia was a 2nd-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his prolonged conflicts with Rome and efforts to assert Parthian power in the Near East.
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B.
Vologases V of Parthia
Vologases V of Parthia was a 2nd–3rd century king of the Parthian Empire known for his conflicts with Rome, including wars against Emperor Septimius Severus.
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C.
Vologases I of Parthia
Vologases I of Parthia was a 1st-century king of the Parthian Empire known for consolidating Parthian power, promoting Iranian cultural traditions, and engaging in protracted conflicts with the Roman Empire over Armenia.
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D.
Artabanus II of Parthia
Artabanus II of Parthia was a 1st-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his conflicts and power struggles with Rome during the Roman–Parthian Wars.
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E.
Orodes II of Parthia
Orodes II of Parthia was a 1st-century BCE king best known for defeating the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae and presiding over a turbulent period of internal dynastic conflict in the Parthian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Parthian king
ⓘ
ancient Iranian ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Ctesiphon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfRule | 2nd century ⓘ |
| coinageLanguage |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| conflict | Parthian–Roman conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
dynastic wars
ⓘ
wars with Rome ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Osroes I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parthamaspates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Parthian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Iranian ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| dynasty | Arsacid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Parthian era ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Parthian ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | ruler of a major Near Eastern power ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| house | House of Arsacid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts with the Roman Empire
ⓘ
internal dynastic struggles ⓘ long reign ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Parthian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Osroes I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parthamaspates NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSituation | civil war with rival Arsacid claimants ⓘ |
| powerBase | eastern regions of the Parthian Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Osroes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Parthian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Iranian plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 147 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 105 ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Arsacid royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOnCoins | Arsaces Vologases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Vologases IV of Parthia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAsRomanRival | Vologases IV of Parthia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of Kings ⓘ |
| usedTitle | Basileus Basileōn (King of Kings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vologases III of Parthia Description of subject: Vologases III of Parthia was a 2nd-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his long and turbulent reign marked by internal dynastic struggles and conflicts with the Roman Empire.
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