Ashurnasirpal II
E195464
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).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashurnasirpal II canonical | 7 |
| Ashurnasirpal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1761719 — 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: Ashurnasirpal II Context triple: [Assyria, notableRuler, Ashurnasirpal II]
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A.
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
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B.
Shalmaneser V
Shalmaneser V was a Neo-Assyrian king in the late 8th century BCE, best known for his military campaigns in the Levant and the siege of Samaria that led to the fall of the Kingdom of Israel.
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C.
Sargon II
Sargon II was a Neo-Assyrian king (reigned 722–705 BCE) known for his military campaigns, including the subjugation of Israel and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
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D.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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E.
Sennacherib
Sennacherib was a powerful Neo-Assyrian king (reigned c. 705–681 BCE) known for his military campaigns in the Levant and Mesopotamia, his destruction of Babylon, and his extensive building projects in Nineveh.
- 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: Ashurnasirpal II Target entity description: 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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A.
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
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B.
Shalmaneser V
Shalmaneser V was a Neo-Assyrian king in the late 8th century BCE, best known for his military campaigns in the Levant and the siege of Samaria that led to the fall of the Kingdom of Israel.
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C.
Sargon II
Sargon II was a Neo-Assyrian king (reigned 722–705 BCE) known for his military campaigns, including the subjugation of Israel and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
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D.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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E.
Sennacherib
Sennacherib was a powerful Neo-Assyrian king (reigned c. 705–681 BCE) known for his military campaigns in the Levant and Mesopotamia, his destruction of Babylon, and his extensive building projects in Nineveh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite |
Kalhu
ⓘ
Nimrud ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Nimrud ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedAt |
Kalhu
ⓘ
Nimrud ⓘ |
| commissioned |
Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Palace at Kalhu
lamassu guardian figures at palace entrances ⓘ relief wall panels in the Northwest Palace ⓘ |
| country | Assyria ⓘ |
| dynasty | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| era | 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| expandedTerritoryTo |
Mediterranean Sea coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean coast
|
| father | Tukulti-Ninurta II ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ashurnasirpal II
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashurnasirpal
|
| hasWork | royal inscriptions on palace walls ⓘ |
| heldEvent | inaugural banquet at Kalhu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
construction of a royal palace at Kalhu ⓘ extensive use of terror tactics in warfare ⓘ large-scale deportations of conquered populations ⓘ military conquests ⓘ monumental building projects ⓘ reliefs depicting royal hunts and military campaigns ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
campaigns against Aramean states
ⓘ
campaigns in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ campaigns in the Levant ⓘ |
| notableArtifact |
Ashurnasirpal II palace reliefs
ⓘ
throne room reliefs at Nimrud ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Ashur
ⓘ
Ninurta ⓘ |
| policy |
appointment of provincial governors
ⓘ
centralization of imperial administration ⓘ systematic tribute collection from vassal states ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Assyria ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tukulti-Ninurta II ⓘ |
| regnalNumber | II ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 859 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 883 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| style |
Neo-Assyrian palace reliefs
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian art
|
| successor | Shalmaneser III ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
king of the four quarters
ⓘ
king of the universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashurnasirpal II Description of subject: 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).
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ashurnasirpal