Babylonian forces
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Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babylonian army | 3 |
| Babylonian forces canonical | 2 |
| Babylonian-led coalition | 1 |
| Neo-Babylonian army | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1761780 — 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.
Target entity: Babylonian forces Context triple: [Nineveh, destroyedBy, Babylonian forces]
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army of Cyrus the Younger
The army of Cyrus the Younger was the multinational force of Greek mercenaries and Persian troops that backed Cyrus’s failed bid for the Persian throne and whose retreat was famously chronicled in Xenophon’s Anabasis.
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Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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Perizzites
The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
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Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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Rifian forces
Rifian forces were the Berber-led tribal fighters from the Rif region of northern Morocco who resisted Spanish and later French colonial rule during the early 20th-century Rif War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Babylonian forces Target entity description: Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.
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A.
army of Cyrus the Younger
The army of Cyrus the Younger was the multinational force of Greek mercenaries and Persian troops that backed Cyrus’s failed bid for the Persian throne and whose retreat was famously chronicled in Xenophon’s Anabasis.
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B.
Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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C.
Perizzites
The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
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D.
Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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E.
Rifian forces
Rifian forces were the Berber-led tribal fighters from the Rif region of northern Morocco who resisted Spanish and later French colonial rule during the early 20th-century Rif War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
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historical military organization ⓘ military forces ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
6th century BCE
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7th century BCE ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Median forces ⓘ |
| capitalControlledFrom | Babylon ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Babylonian king ⓘ |
| commandStructure | royal command ⓘ |
| composedOf |
archers
ⓘ
chariotry ⓘ infantry ⓘ siege troops ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Babylonian hegemony over former Assyrian territories ⓘ |
| country | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
border defense
ⓘ
imperial campaigns ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age ⓘ |
| expandedPowerOf | Babylon ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Assyrian forces
ⓘ
Egyptian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian forces
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| garrisonedIn |
Babylon
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Mesopotamian cities ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Akkadian ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Nabopolassar
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Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| notableFor | toppling the Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| operatedIn | ancient Near East ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Carchemish
ⓘ
fall of Nineveh ⓘ |
| partOf | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
defense of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
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territorial expansion ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| role | expansion of Babylonian dominance in the ancient Near East ⓘ |
| successorOf | earlier Babylonian military traditions ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
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surface form:
Neo-Babylonian period
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| used |
bows
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chariots ⓘ fortifications ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ spears ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Nabopolassar
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Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ Neo-Babylonian kings ⓘ |
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Subject: Babylonian forces Description of subject: Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.
Referenced by (7)
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