Šarru-kīn
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Šarru-kīn is the Akkadian name of Sargon II, the Neo-Assyrian king who ruled in the late 8th century BCE and expanded the Assyrian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Šarru-kīn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13450479 — 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: Šarru-kīn Context triple: [Šarru-kīn II, nameInAkkadian, Šarru-kīn]
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A.
Samalkha
Samalkha is a town in the northern Indian state of Haryana, known for its industrial activity and location along major transport routes.
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B.
Kishar
Kishar is a primordial Mesopotamian earth goddess associated with the horizon and paired with the sky god Anshar in ancient creation myths.
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C.
Qenneshrin
Qenneshrin was an ancient town in northern Syria that became an important center of Syriac Christianity and monastic scholarship.
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D.
Tumshuq
Tumshuq is an ancient city in the Tarim Basin region of Xinjiang, China, historically associated with the Saka (Scythian) peoples and their Eastern Iranian languages.
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E.
Sharazan
"Sharazan" is a popular Italian pop song performed by the duo Al Bano and Romina Power, known for its melodic style and romantic themes.
- 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: Šarru-kīn Target entity description: Šarru-kīn is the Akkadian name of Sargon II, the Neo-Assyrian king who ruled in the late 8th century BCE and expanded the Assyrian Empire.
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A.
Samalkha
Samalkha is a town in the northern Indian state of Haryana, known for its industrial activity and location along major transport routes.
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B.
Kishar
Kishar is a primordial Mesopotamian earth goddess associated with the horizon and paired with the sky god Anshar in ancient creation myths.
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C.
Qenneshrin
Qenneshrin was an ancient town in northern Syria that became an important center of Syriac Christianity and monastic scholarship.
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D.
Tumshuq
Tumshuq is an ancient city in the Tarim Basin region of Xinjiang, China, historically associated with the Saka (Scythian) peoples and their Eastern Iranian languages.
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E.
Sharazan
"Sharazan" is a popular Italian pop song performed by the duo Al Bano and Romina Power, known for its melodic style and romantic themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
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human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Neo-Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
reliefs at Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| campaign |
campaigns in Anatolia
ⓘ
campaigns in Babylonia ⓘ campaigns in Elam ⓘ campaigns in Syria ⓘ campaigns in Urartu ⓘ conquest of Samaria ⓘ |
| capitalFounded | Dur-Sharrukin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalFoundedModernCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalFoundedModernLocation | Khorsabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | second king named Sargon in Mesopotamian history ⓘ |
| country | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 705 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tabal region (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sargonid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| expanded | Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Tiglath-Pileser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | “the king is legitimate” ⓘ |
| nameInAkkadian | Šarru-kīn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
construction of a new royal capital at Dur-Sharrukin
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final defeat of the kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shalmaneser V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 705 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 722 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Sargonid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledOver |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
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Babylonia (periods of control) ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Anatolia ⓘ parts of the Levant ⓘ |
| spouse | Ataliya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of the Four Quarters
NERFINISHED
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King of the Universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Šarru-kīn Description of subject: Šarru-kīn is the Akkadian name of Sargon II, the Neo-Assyrian king who ruled in the late 8th century BCE and expanded the Assyrian Empire.
Referenced by (2)
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