King of Anzan
E335822
The King of Anzan was an ancient Elamite ruler associated with the important highland region of Anshan in southwestern Iran, often linked to early Persian royal traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of Anzan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3207174 — 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: King of Anzan Context triple: [King of Anshan, saidToBeTheSameAs, King of Anzan]
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A.
Prince of Asaka
Prince of Asaka is a Japanese imperial title held by a collateral branch of the Imperial Family, most notably by Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, who was prominent in the early 20th century.
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B.
Prince of Akishino
The Prince of Akishino is the formal title held by Prince Hisahito, a member of Japan’s Imperial Family and the only grandson of Emperor Naruhito’s predecessor, Emperor Emeritus Akihito.
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C.
Den Kenjirō
Den Kenjirō was a Japanese statesman and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Kaga Hyakumangoku
Kaga Hyakumangoku refers to the historical wealth and prosperity of Japan’s Kaga Domain, famed for its rich culture, powerful feudal lords, and flourishing arts and crafts.
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E.
Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
- 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: King of Anzan Target entity description: The King of Anzan was an ancient Elamite ruler associated with the important highland region of Anshan in southwestern Iran, often linked to early Persian royal traditions.
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A.
Prince of Asaka
Prince of Asaka is a Japanese imperial title held by a collateral branch of the Imperial Family, most notably by Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, who was prominent in the early 20th century.
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B.
Prince of Akishino
The Prince of Akishino is the formal title held by Prince Hisahito, a member of Japan’s Imperial Family and the only grandson of Emperor Naruhito’s predecessor, Emperor Emeritus Akihito.
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C.
Den Kenjirō
Den Kenjirō was a Japanese statesman and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Kaga Hyakumangoku
Kaga Hyakumangoku refers to the historical wealth and prosperity of Japan’s Kaga Domain, famed for its rich culture, powerful feudal lords, and flourishing arts and crafts.
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E.
Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarch
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Anshan
ⓘ
Anzan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early Persian royal traditions
ⓘ
highland region of Anshan ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| country | Elam ⓘ |
| culture |
Elam
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite civilization
|
| followedBy |
Shahanshah of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Persia
|
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Anshan ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Elamite
ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite language
|
| hasSuccessorState | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLanguage |
Elamite
ⓘ
Old Persian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Achaemenid royal inscriptions
ⓘ
surface form:
royal inscriptions of Cyrus the Great
|
| partOf |
Achaemenid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid dynastic tradition
Elamite kingdom of Anshan ⓘ
surface form:
Elamite kingdom
ancient Near Eastern political system ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Cambyses I
ⓘ
Cyrus I ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrus I of Anshan
Cyrus the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrus II the Great
Teispes ⓘ |
| precededBy | local Elamite rulers of Anshan ⓘ |
| region |
Zagros Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Zagros highlands
|
| religion | Elamite religion ⓘ |
| significance | link between Elamite and Persian kingship ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| titleUsedFor | early Achaemenid rulers ⓘ |
| usedBefore | adoption of the title King of Kings by Persian rulers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King of Anzan Description of subject: The King of Anzan was an ancient Elamite ruler associated with the important highland region of Anshan in southwestern Iran, often linked to early Persian royal traditions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.