Empire of Alexander the Great
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The Empire of Alexander the Great was a vast ancient Macedonian realm that briefly united territories from Greece and Egypt to Persia and parts of India before fragmenting into successor kingdoms ruled by his generals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Empire of Alexander the Great canonical | 3 |
| Age of Alexander the Great | 1 |
| Empire of Alexander III of Macedon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507926 — 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: Empire of Alexander the Great Context triple: [Diadochi, divided, Empire of Alexander the Great]
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A.
The Battles of Alexander
The Battles of Alexander is a celebrated series of grand historical paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting key military victories of Alexander the Great.
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B.
Seleucid Empire
The Seleucid Empire was a major Hellenistic state founded by one of Alexander the Great’s generals, stretching from the eastern Mediterranean into Asia and known for its cultural fusion, military conflicts, and eventual fragmentation.
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C.
Diadochi
The Diadochi were the rival generals and successors of Alexander the Great who divided and ruled his vast empire after his death, founding several Hellenistic kingdoms.
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D.
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom was a Hellenistic state in Central Asia founded by Greek settlers after Alexander the Great’s conquests, known for its rich fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures and influential role in regional trade and politics.
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E.
Büyük Taarruz
Büyük Taarruz was the decisive 1922 Turkish military offensive against Greek forces in the Greco-Turkish War, leading to the end of the Turkish War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Empire of Alexander the Great Target entity description: The Empire of Alexander the Great was a vast ancient Macedonian realm that briefly united territories from Greece and Egypt to Persia and parts of India before fragmenting into successor kingdoms ruled by his generals.
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A.
The Battles of Alexander
The Battles of Alexander is a celebrated series of grand historical paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting key military victories of Alexander the Great.
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B.
Seleucid Empire
The Seleucid Empire was a major Hellenistic state founded by one of Alexander the Great’s generals, stretching from the eastern Mediterranean into Asia and known for its cultural fusion, military conflicts, and eventual fragmentation.
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C.
Diadochi
The Diadochi were the rival generals and successors of Alexander the Great who divided and ruled his vast empire after his death, founding several Hellenistic kingdoms.
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D.
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom was a Hellenistic state in Central Asia founded by Greek settlers after Alexander the Great’s conquests, known for its rich fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures and influential role in regional trade and politics.
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E.
Büyük Taarruz
Büyük Taarruz was the decisive 1922 Turkish military offensive against Greek forces in the Greco-Turkish War, leading to the end of the Turkish War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic state
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Macedonian empire ⓘ ancient empire ⓘ |
| administrativePractice | fusion of Macedonian and Persian elites ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Empire of Alexander the Great
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surface form:
Empire of Alexander III of Macedon
Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Empire
|
| areaAtGreatestExtent | over 5,000,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| currency |
gold stater
ⓘ
silver tetradrachm ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | succession crisis ⓘ |
| dissolutionEvent | death of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| dissolutionResult |
Wars of the Diadochi
ⓘ
formation of Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ |
| dissolutionYear | 323 BC ⓘ |
| endTime | 323 BC ⓘ |
| follows |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
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| formedBy | conquests of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Babylon
ⓘ
Pella, Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Pella
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| historicalEra |
Classical antiquity
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early Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
decline of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
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foundation for later Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ spread of Hellenistic culture across the Near East ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Gaugamela
ⓘ
Battle of Granicus ⓘ Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Hydaspes
Battle of Issus ⓘ Siege of Tyre ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Tyre (332 BC)
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| notableCityFounded |
Alexandria Eschate
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Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria in Egypt
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| officialLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic period
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surface form:
Hellenistic world
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| policy |
founding of Greek-style cities
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promotion of cultural Hellenization ⓘ |
| precedes |
Hellenistic kingdoms
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surface form:
Hellenistic successor kingdoms
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| predecessorState | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ruler | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| rulerTitle |
Hegemon of the Hellenic League
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King of Macedon ⓘ Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ Shahanshah of Persia ⓘ |
| significantExpansionStart | 334 BC ⓘ |
| startTime | 336 BC ⓘ |
| successor |
Antigonid dynasty
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surface form:
Antigonid Kingdom of Macedon
Kingdom of Pergamon ⓘ
surface form:
Attalid Kingdom of Pergamon
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom ⓘ Indo-Greek Kingdoms ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Greek Kingdom
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Asia Minor
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Bactria ⓘ Cyrenaica ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Greece ⓘ Macedon ⓘ Media ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ Persia ⓘ Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicia
Sogdia ⓘ Syria ⓘ Thrace ⓘ parts of the Indus Valley ⓘ |
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Subject: Empire of Alexander the Great Description of subject: The Empire of Alexander the Great was a vast ancient Macedonian realm that briefly united territories from Greece and Egypt to Persia and parts of India before fragmenting into successor kingdoms ruled by his generals.
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