Siege of Nineveh
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The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Nineveh (612 BCE) | 2 |
| Siege of Nineveh canonical | 2 |
| siege and fall of Nineveh | 2 |
| Medo-Babylonian war against Assyria | 1 |
| Siege and destruction of Nineveh (612 BCE) | 1 |
| siege of Nineveh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Nineveh Context triple: [Nabopolassar, participatedIn, Siege of Nineveh]
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Battle of Nineveh (627)
The Battle of Nineveh (627) was a decisive late-antique clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Persians that effectively ended the long Roman–Persian conflict in Byzantium’s favor.
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Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
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Siege of Samaria
The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
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Battle of Harran
The Battle of Harran was a key late 7th-century BC clash in northern Mesopotamia during the decline of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, involving Babylonian and allied forces against the remnants of Assyrian power and their Egyptian supporters.
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E.
Battle of Carchemish
The Battle of Carchemish was a decisive 605 BC clash in which the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar II defeated the Egyptians and remnants of the Assyrian army, marking the end of Assyrian power and the rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Nineveh Target entity description: The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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A.
Battle of Nineveh (627)
The Battle of Nineveh (627) was a decisive late-antique clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Persians that effectively ended the long Roman–Persian conflict in Byzantium’s favor.
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B.
Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
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C.
Siege of Samaria
The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
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D.
Battle of Harran
The Battle of Harran was a key late 7th-century BC clash in northern Mesopotamia during the decline of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, involving Babylonian and allied forces against the remnants of Assyrian power and their Egyptian supporters.
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E.
Battle of Carchemish
The Battle of Carchemish was a decisive 605 BC clash in which the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar II defeated the Egyptians and remnants of the Assyrian army, marking the end of Assyrian power and the rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| aftermath | division of Assyrian territories between Babylonians and Medes ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Cimmerians
ⓘ
Medes ⓘ Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ Scythians ⓘ |
| cause | Babylonian and Median revolt against Assyrian rule ⓘ |
| commander |
Cyaxares
ⓘ
Nabopolassar ⓘ Sinsharishkun ⓘ
surface form:
Sin-shar-ishkun
|
| conflictOf |
Neo-Babylonian–Assyrian wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian–Assyrian wars
|
| consequence |
end of Assyrian imperial hegemony
ⓘ
expansion of Median influence in the Near East ⓘ rise of Neo-Babylonian Empire as regional power ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| date | 612 BC ⓘ |
| describedAs | decisive Babylonian and Median assault on Nineveh ⓘ |
| describedIn | Babylonian chronicles ⓘ |
| destructionOf |
Nineveh
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Nineveh
|
| endDate | 612 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Carchemish ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Tigris River corridor
ⓘ
surface form:
Tigris River valley
|
| historicalEra | Iron Age ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ancient Near East ⓘ |
| involvedPolity |
Kingdom of Media
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nineveh ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Iraq
ⓘ
Mosul ⓘ |
| opponent |
Assyrian forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian army
Babylonian forces ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian army
Median army ⓘ |
| partOf | fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Harran ⓘ |
| region | Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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decisive Babylonian–Median victory ⓘ destruction of Nineveh ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive battle in the downfall of Assyria
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ended dominance of Neo-Assyrian Empire in the Near East ⓘ |
| startDate | 612 BC ⓘ |
| target |
Nineveh
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surface form:
Assyrian capital Nineveh
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| typeOfDestruction | sack of city ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Nineveh Description of subject: The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
Referenced by (9)
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