Amasis II
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Amasis II was a 26th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt known for his prosperous reign, extensive building projects, and active diplomatic and commercial relations with Greek city-states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amasis II canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1276209 — 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: Amasis II Context triple: [Sais, notableRulerAssociated, Amasis II]
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A.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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B.
Cambyses I
Cambyses I was a 6th-century BCE king of Anshan and an early Achaemenid ruler best known as the father of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire.
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C.
Mnesicles
Mnesicles was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect best known for designing the monumental entrance complex to the Acropolis.
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D.
Cambyses II
Cambyses II was a king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for succeeding Cyrus the Great and conquering Egypt in the 6th century BCE.
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E.
Peisistratos
Peisistratos was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant who consolidated power in Athens and laid groundwork for its later democratic and cultural flourishing.
- 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: Amasis II Target entity description: Amasis II was a 26th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt known for his prosperous reign, extensive building projects, and active diplomatic and commercial relations with Greek city-states.
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A.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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B.
Cambyses I
Cambyses I was a 6th-century BCE king of Anshan and an early Achaemenid ruler best known as the father of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire.
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C.
Mnesicles
Mnesicles was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect best known for designing the monumental entrance complex to the Acropolis.
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D.
Cambyses II
Cambyses II was a king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for succeeding Cyrus the Great and conquering Egypt in the 6th century BCE.
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E.
Peisistratos
Peisistratos was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant who consolidated power in Athens and laid groundwork for its later democratic and cultural flourishing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
Egyptian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| associatedSite | Naukratis ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Memphis
ⓘ
Naukratis ⓘ Sais ⓘ |
| capital | Sais ⓘ |
| child | Psamtik III ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Cambyses II
ⓘ
Croesus ⓘ
surface form:
Croesus of Lydia
Polycrates of Samos ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Egypt ⓘ |
| deathBefore |
Conquest of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian conquest of Egypt by Cambyses II
|
| deathPlace | Egypt ⓘ |
| dynasty | Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| era |
Late Period of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Period of ancient Egypt
|
| father | Tanefer ⓘ |
| foreignPolicy |
alliance with Greek city-states
ⓘ
diplomatic contacts with Cyrene ⓘ hostility toward Babylon ⓘ |
| grantedPrivilege | trading rights at Naukratis to Greek cities ⓘ |
| knownFrom | Herodotus ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian ⓘ |
| name |
Ahmose II
ⓘ
Ahmose (queen) ⓘ
surface form:
Ahmose-sa-Neith
Amasis II self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commercial relations with Greek city-states
ⓘ
diplomatic relations with Greek city-states ⓘ extensive building projects ⓘ prosperous reign ⓘ |
| patronOf | Greek merchants ⓘ |
| predecessor | Apries ⓘ |
| promoted |
agriculture in Egypt
ⓘ
trade in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa 526 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 570 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse |
Saite Dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Saite period
|
| spouse |
Ankhnesneferibre
ⓘ
Khedebneithirbinet II ⓘ |
| strengthened | Egyptian economy ⓘ |
| successor | Psamtik III ⓘ |
| supported | Greek sanctuary constructions at Naukratis ⓘ |
| usedThroneName | Khnem-ib-re ⓘ |
| usedTitle | King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amasis II Description of subject: Amasis II was a 26th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt known for his prosperous reign, extensive building projects, and active diplomatic and commercial relations with Greek city-states.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt