Hormizd II
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Hormizd II was a Sasanian king of Persia in the early 4th century, known for his turbulent reign marked by internal strife and conflicts with neighboring powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hormizd II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16109828 — 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: Hormizd II Context triple: [Shapur II, father, Hormizd II]
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A.
Hormizd I
Hormizd I was a 3rd-century Sasanian king of kings of Iran, known for his brief reign and continuation of his father Shapur I’s imperial policies.
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B.
Hormizd IV
Hormizd IV was a Sasanian king of the late 6th century known for his conflicts with the Byzantine Empire and internal tensions with the nobility and clergy.
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C.
Shapur II
Shapur II was a powerful 4th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his long reign, military campaigns against Rome, and efforts to strengthen and expand the Persian Empire.
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D.
Bahram II
Bahram II was a Sasanian king of Iran (r. late 3rd century CE) known for consolidating royal authority, facing Roman and internal challenges, and commissioning prominent rock reliefs and inscriptions.
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E.
Yazdegerd II
Yazdegerd II was a 5th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his military campaigns against the Romans and Central Asian nomads and for his religious policies toward Christian and other non-Zoroastrian subjects.
- 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: Hormizd II Target entity description: Hormizd II was a Sasanian king of Persia in the early 4th century, known for his turbulent reign marked by internal strife and conflicts with neighboring powers.
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A.
Hormizd I
Hormizd I was a 3rd-century Sasanian king of kings of Iran, known for his brief reign and continuation of his father Shapur I’s imperial policies.
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B.
Hormizd IV
Hormizd IV was a Sasanian king of the late 6th century known for his conflicts with the Byzantine Empire and internal tensions with the nobility and clergy.
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C.
Shapur II
Shapur II was a powerful 4th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his long reign, military campaigns against Rome, and efforts to strengthen and expand the Persian Empire.
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D.
Bahram II
Bahram II was a Sasanian king of Iran (r. late 3rd century CE) known for consolidating royal authority, facing Roman and internal challenges, and commissioning prominent rock reliefs and inscriptions.
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E.
Yazdegerd II
Yazdegerd II was a 5th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his military campaigns against the Romans and Central Asian nomads and for his religious policies toward Christian and other non-Zoroastrian subjects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.