Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia
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The Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia was the mid-6th century BCE campaign in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian Empire overthrew the Neo-Babylonian Empire and incorporated Mesopotamia into one of history’s first great imperial states.
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Target entity: Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia Context triple: [Battle of Opis, historicalPeriod, Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia]
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Conquest of Mesopotamia
The Conquest of Mesopotamia was a major Roman military campaign under the Severan dynasty that extended imperial control deep into the Near East at the expense of the Parthian Empire.
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Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
The Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel was an 8th-century BCE military campaign in which the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the northern Israelite kingdom, deported much of its population, and set in motion one of the earliest major dispersions of the Jewish people.
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Muslim conquest of Persia
The Muslim conquest of Persia was the 7th-century series of campaigns in which Arab Muslim armies overthrew the Sasanian Empire and incorporated its territories into the early Islamic caliphate.
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Neo-Assyrian expansion
Neo-Assyrian expansion refers to the period of aggressive territorial growth and military campaigns by the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the first millennium BCE, during which it established dominance over much of the Near East.
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Persian campaign
The Persian campaign was a World War I military operation in Iran involving clashes among Russian, Ottoman, British, and local forces over strategic control of the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia Target entity description: The Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia was the mid-6th century BCE campaign in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian Empire overthrew the Neo-Babylonian Empire and incorporated Mesopotamia into one of history’s first great imperial states.
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A.
Conquest of Mesopotamia
The Conquest of Mesopotamia was a major Roman military campaign under the Severan dynasty that extended imperial control deep into the Near East at the expense of the Parthian Empire.
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B.
Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
The Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel was an 8th-century BCE military campaign in which the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the northern Israelite kingdom, deported much of its population, and set in motion one of the earliest major dispersions of the Jewish people.
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C.
Muslim conquest of Persia
The Muslim conquest of Persia was the 7th-century series of campaigns in which Arab Muslim armies overthrew the Sasanian Empire and incorporated its territories into the early Islamic caliphate.
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D.
Neo-Assyrian expansion
Neo-Assyrian expansion refers to the period of aggressive territorial growth and military campaigns by the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the first millennium BCE, during which it established dominance over much of the Near East.
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E.
Persian campaign
The Persian campaign was a World War I military operation in Iran involving clashes among Russian, Ottoman, British, and local forces over strategic control of the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Babylonian heartland
ⓘ
Lower Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
lower Mesopotamia
|
| cause |
Achaemenid expansionist policy
ⓘ
political instability in the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
after Median conquest by Cyrus
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before Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
| conflictType |
conquest
ⓘ
invasion ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Babylonian chronicles
ⓘ
Cyrus Cylinder ⓘ works of Herodotus ⓘ
surface form:
Herodotus' Histories
Babylonian chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
Nabonidus Chronicle
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| effect |
continuation of Babylon as an administrative center
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integration of Mesopotamian elites into Achaemenid administration ⓘ spread of Achaemenid imperial institutions into Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| endTime | 539 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Achaemenid rule in Mesopotamia
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Achaemenid satrapy of Babylonia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Opis
ⓘ
Fall of Babylon ⓘ Siege of Babylon (331 BC) ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Babylon
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| hasParticipant |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| location |
Babylon
ⓘ
Babylon ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
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Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Belshazzar
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Nabonidus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Achaemenid expansion campaigns
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid expansion
Babylonian kingship ideology ⓘ
surface form:
Near Eastern imperial succession
rise of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| pointInTime | mid-6th century BCE ⓘ |
| precededBy | reign of Nabonidus ⓘ |
| result |
Achaemenid victory
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end of independent Babylonian rule ⓘ fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ incorporation of Mesopotamia into the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
capture of Babylon without major destruction
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Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) ⓘ
surface form:
entry of Cyrus into Babylon
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| startTime | circa 550 BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia Description of subject: The Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia was the mid-6th century BCE campaign in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian Empire overthrew the Neo-Babylonian Empire and incorporated Mesopotamia into one of history’s first great imperial states.
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