Cyrus the Great
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Cyrus the Great was the 6th-century BCE founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, renowned for his military conquests, enlightened rule, and policies of religious tolerance and repatriation.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyrus the Great canonical | 121 |
| Cyrus II of Persia | 7 |
| Cyrus II the Great | 4 |
| Cyrus II | 3 |
| Cyrus | 1 |
| Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great) | 1 |
| Cyrus king of Persia | 1 |
| Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire | 1 |
| Cyrus the Persian | 1 |
| King Cyrus | 1 |
| King Cyrus the Great of Persia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113346 — 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: Cyrus the Great Context triple: [Babylonian exile, hasParticipant, Cyrus the Great]
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A.
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
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B.
Alexander
Alexander is a common male given name of Greek origin, meaning "defender of men."
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C.
Xoraxane Roma
Xoraxane Roma are a subgroup of the Romani people traditionally associated with Muslim cultural and religious influences, particularly in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe.
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D.
King Solomon
King Solomon is a biblical king of ancient Israel renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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E.
Emperor
The Emperor is the ceremonial monarch and symbolic head of state of Japan, representing the continuity and unity of the Japanese nation.
- 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: Cyrus the Great Target entity description: Cyrus the Great was the 6th-century BCE founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, renowned for his military conquests, enlightened rule, and policies of religious tolerance and repatriation.
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A.
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
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B.
Alexander
Alexander is a common male given name of Greek origin, meaning "defender of men."
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C.
Xoraxane Roma
Xoraxane Roma are a subgroup of the Romani people traditionally associated with Muslim cultural and religious influences, particularly in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe.
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D.
King Solomon
King Solomon is a biblical king of ancient Israel renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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E.
Emperor
The Emperor is the ceremonial monarch and symbolic head of state of Japan, representing the continuity and unity of the Japanese nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid ruler
ⓘ
founder of empire ⓘ historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ king ⓘ |
| associatedArtifact | Cyrus Cylinder ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Opis ⓘ |
| birthDate |
circa 576 BCE
ⓘ
circa 600 BCE ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Anshan
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Persia
|
| burialPlace | Pasargadae ⓘ |
| capitalEstablished | Pasargadae ⓘ |
| child |
Atossa
ⓘ
Bardiya ⓘ Cambyses II ⓘ Roxane ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | tomb at Pasargadae ⓘ |
| conquered |
Lydian Kingdom
ⓘ
Median Empire ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Persian ⓘ |
| deathDate | 530 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Central Asia
ⓘ
near Syr Darya ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid dynasty
|
| era | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persian ⓘ |
| father | Cambyses I ⓘ |
| founded |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
First Persian Empire
|
| knownFor |
Cyrus Cylinder
ⓘ
founding the Achaemenid Persian Empire ⓘ military conquests ⓘ policies of religious tolerance ⓘ repatriation of displaced peoples ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old Persian ⓘ |
| legacy |
influence on later concepts of human rights
ⓘ
model of enlightened rulership ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| mother | Mandane of Media ⓘ |
| name |
Cyrus the Great
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrus II
Cyrus the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrus II of Persia
Cyrus the Great self-link ⓘ |
| ordered | rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| policy |
respect for local customs and religions
ⓘ
use of local elites in administration ⓘ |
| predecessor | Cambyses I ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 530 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 559 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| roleInText | liberator of the Jews from Babylonian captivity ⓘ |
| spouse | Cassandane ⓘ |
| successor | Cambyses II ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
surface form:
Anatolia
Iranian plateau ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ parts of Central Asia ⓘ |
| title |
King of Anshan
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King of Babylon ⓘ King of Media ⓘ King of Persia ⓘ King of Sumer and Akkad ⓘ King of the Four Corners of the World ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Pasargadae ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cyrus the Great Description of subject: Cyrus the Great was the 6th-century BCE founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, renowned for his military conquests, enlightened rule, and policies of religious tolerance and repatriation.
Referenced by (142)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cyrus II the Great
this entity surface form:
Cyrus II the Great
this entity surface form:
Cyrus II of Persia
subject surface form:
Book 3 (Cyropaedia)
subject surface form:
Book 3 (Cyropaedia)
subject surface form:
Book 5 (Cyropaedia)
subject surface form:
Book 5 (Cyropaedia)
this entity surface form:
Cyrus II of Persia
this entity surface form:
Cyrus II the Great
this entity surface form:
Cyrus II the Great