Fall of Babylon
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The Fall of Babylon was the 539 BCE capture of the Neo-Babylonian capital by Cyrus the Great’s Achaemenid forces, marking the end of Babylonian independence and the rise of Persian rule in Mesopotamia.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13913603 — 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: Fall of Babylon Context triple: [Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia, hasPart, Fall of Babylon]
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Fall of Nineveh
The Fall of Nineveh was the 612 BCE destruction of the Assyrian capital by a coalition of Babylonians, Medes, and others, marking the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
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Partition of Babylon
The Partition of Babylon was the 323 BCE agreement among Alexander the Great’s generals that divided control of his vast empire and set the stage for the Wars of the Diadochi.
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destruction of Babylon
The destruction of Babylon was the brutal 689 BCE sack and razing of the ancient Mesopotamian city by the Assyrian king Sennacherib, marking a notorious episode of imperial violence in Near Eastern history.
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E.
Town of Babylon
The Town of Babylon is a suburban municipality in southwestern Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, known for its coastal communities, beaches, and portions of Fire Island under its jurisdiction.
- 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: Fall of Babylon Target entity description: The Fall of Babylon was the 539 BCE capture of the Neo-Babylonian capital by Cyrus the Great’s Achaemenid forces, marking the end of Babylonian independence and the rise of Persian rule in Mesopotamia.
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A.
Fall of Nineveh
The Fall of Nineveh was the 612 BCE destruction of the Assyrian capital by a coalition of Babylonians, Medes, and others, marking the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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B.
Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
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C.
Partition of Babylon
The Partition of Babylon was the 323 BCE agreement among Alexander the Great’s generals that divided control of his vast empire and set the stage for the Wars of the Diadochi.
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D.
destruction of Babylon
The destruction of Babylon was the brutal 689 BCE sack and razing of the ancient Mesopotamian city by the Assyrian king Sennacherib, marking a notorious episode of imperial violence in Near Eastern history.
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E.
Town of Babylon
The Town of Babylon is a suburban municipality in southwestern Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, known for its coastal communities, beaches, and portions of Fire Island under its jurisdiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.