Ashur-dan III
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Ashur-dan III was a king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BCE, known for ruling during a period of internal instability, plagues, and eclipses that were later seen as ominous signs.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ashur-dan III canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15837621 — 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: Ashur-dan III Context triple: [Ashur-nirari V, predecessor, Ashur-dan III]
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A.
Ashur-uballit I
Ashur-uballit I was a powerful 14th-century BCE king of Assyria who transformed it from a vassal state into a major regional empire and established diplomatic ties with other great Near Eastern powers.
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B.
Ashur-uballit II
Ashur-uballit II was the last king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, who unsuccessfully resisted the rise of the Neo-Babylonian ruler Nabopolassar and the empire’s final collapse in the late 7th century BCE.
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C.
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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D.
Ashur-etil-ilani
Ashur-etil-ilani was a late 7th-century BCE king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire who briefly ruled following the reign of Ashurbanipal during the empire’s period of decline.
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E.
Ashur-nirari V
Ashur-nirari V was a king of Assyria in the 8th century BCE whose troubled reign preceded the empire’s major expansion under Tiglath-Pileser III.
- 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: Ashur-dan III Target entity description: Ashur-dan III was a king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BCE, known for ruling during a period of internal instability, plagues, and eclipses that were later seen as ominous signs.
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A.
Ashur-uballit I
Ashur-uballit I was a powerful 14th-century BCE king of Assyria who transformed it from a vassal state into a major regional empire and established diplomatic ties with other great Near Eastern powers.
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B.
Ashur-uballit II
Ashur-uballit II was the last king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, who unsuccessfully resisted the rise of the Neo-Babylonian ruler Nabopolassar and the empire’s final collapse in the late 7th century BCE.
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C.
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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D.
Ashur-etil-ilani
Ashur-etil-ilani was a late 7th-century BCE king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire who briefly ruled following the reign of Ashurbanipal during the empire’s period of decline.
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E.
Ashur-nirari V
Ashur-nirari V was a king of Assyria in the 8th century BCE whose troubled reign preceded the empire’s major expansion under Tiglath-Pileser III.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.