Battle of Singara
E242985
The Battle of Singara was a major 4th-century clash between the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Persians near the fortress city of Singara in Mesopotamia, notable for its heavy casualties and inconclusive outcome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Singara canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2177602 — 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: Battle of Singara Context triple: [Constantius II, notableBattle, Battle of Singara]
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A.
Battle of Jitra
The Battle of Jitra was a major early World War II clash in December 1941 in northern Malaya, where Japanese forces decisively defeated British and Commonwealth troops, contributing to the rapid Allied retreat toward Singapore.
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B.
Battle of Kampar
The Battle of Kampar was a significant World War II engagement in British Malaya where Allied forces mounted a strong defensive stand against the advancing Japanese army in late 1941 and early 1942.
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C.
Battle of Muar
The Battle of Muar was a major World War II engagement in January 1942 during the Japanese invasion of Malaya, where Allied forces made a determined but ultimately unsuccessful stand on the Malay Peninsula.
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D.
Battle of Malaun
The Battle of Malaun was a key 1815 engagement between British East India Company forces and the Kingdom of Nepal that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War.
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E.
Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
- 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: Battle of Singara Target entity description: The Battle of Singara was a major 4th-century clash between the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Persians near the fortress city of Singara in Mesopotamia, notable for its heavy casualties and inconclusive outcome.
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A.
Battle of Jitra
The Battle of Jitra was a major early World War II clash in December 1941 in northern Malaya, where Japanese forces decisively defeated British and Commonwealth troops, contributing to the rapid Allied retreat toward Singapore.
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B.
Battle of Kampar
The Battle of Kampar was a significant World War II engagement in British Malaya where Allied forces mounted a strong defensive stand against the advancing Japanese army in late 1941 and early 1942.
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C.
Battle of Muar
The Battle of Muar was a major World War II engagement in January 1942 during the Japanese invasion of Malaya, where Allied forces made a determined but ultimately unsuccessful stand on the Malay Peninsula.
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D.
Battle of Malaun
The Battle of Malaun was a key 1815 engagement between British East India Company forces and the Kingdom of Nepal that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War.
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E.
Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ Sasanian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian Persians
|
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy casualties ⓘ |
| hasCombatant |
Roman field army
ⓘ
Sasanian Persian forces ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian army
|
| hasFortifiedPlace | fortress city of Singara ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Constantius II
ⓘ
Shapur II ⓘ |
| hasStrategicObjective |
control of Mesopotamian frontier
ⓘ
control of Singara ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
Tigris Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesopotamian front
|
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Singara ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Roman cavalry
ⓘ
Roman infantry ⓘ Sasanian Persian forces ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian cavalry
|
| notableFor |
heavy casualties
ⓘ
inconclusive outcome ⓘ |
| outcome | inconclusive ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman–Persian Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Persian conflicts
Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Sasanian Wars
|
| result | indecisive outcome ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Singara Description of subject: The Battle of Singara was a major 4th-century clash between the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Persians near the fortress city of Singara in Mesopotamia, notable for its heavy casualties and inconclusive outcome.
Referenced by (2)
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