Achaemenid satrap Mazaeus
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Achaemenid satrap Mazaeus was a Persian provincial governor best known for surrendering Babylon to Alexander the Great and later serving him as a trusted administrator.
All labels observed (1)
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| Achaemenid satrap Mazaeus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15575274 — 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: Achaemenid satrap Mazaeus Context triple: [Siege of Babylon (331 BC), associatedWith, Achaemenid satrap Mazaeus]
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A.
Aryenis of Media
Aryenis of Media was a Median princess who became queen consort of Lydia through her marriage to King Alyattes II, helping to seal peace between the Median and Lydian kingdoms in the 6th century BCE.
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B.
Tissaphernes
Tissaphernes was a prominent 5th-century BCE Persian satrap and military commander known for his role in the Peloponnesian War and in conflicts with Greek mercenaries described by Xenophon.
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C.
Hystaspes
Hystaspes was a Persian nobleman of the Achaemenid dynasty, best known as the father of King Darius I of Persia.
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D.
Persian satraps
Persian satraps were provincial governors of the Achaemenid Persian Empire who wielded significant military and administrative power on behalf of the Great King.
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E.
Xerxes II of Persia
Xerxes II of Persia was a short-reigning Achaemenid king who briefly ruled the Persian Empire in the 5th century BCE before being assassinated amid dynastic struggles.
- 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: Achaemenid satrap Mazaeus Target entity description: Achaemenid satrap Mazaeus was a Persian provincial governor best known for surrendering Babylon to Alexander the Great and later serving him as a trusted administrator.
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A.
Aryenis of Media
Aryenis of Media was a Median princess who became queen consort of Lydia through her marriage to King Alyattes II, helping to seal peace between the Median and Lydian kingdoms in the 6th century BCE.
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B.
Tissaphernes
Tissaphernes was a prominent 5th-century BCE Persian satrap and military commander known for his role in the Peloponnesian War and in conflicts with Greek mercenaries described by Xenophon.
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C.
Hystaspes
Hystaspes was a Persian nobleman of the Achaemenid dynasty, best known as the father of King Darius I of Persia.
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D.
Persian satraps
Persian satraps were provincial governors of the Achaemenid Persian Empire who wielded significant military and administrative power on behalf of the Great King.
-
E.
Xerxes II of Persia
Xerxes II of Persia was a short-reigning Achaemenid king who briefly ruled the Persian Empire in the 5th century BCE before being assassinated amid dynastic struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.