Partition of Babylon
E362779
The Partition of Babylon was the 323 BCE agreement among Alexander the Great’s generals that divided control of his vast empire and set the stage for the Wars of the Diadochi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Partition of Babylon canonical | 4 |
| Babylonian partition agreement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Partition of Babylon Context triple: [Diadochi, notableEvent, Partition of Babylon]
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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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Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia
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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Fall of the Assyrian Empire
The Fall of the Assyrian Empire was the late 7th-century BCE collapse of Assyria’s powerful Near Eastern empire, marked by the destruction of its major cities and the rise of Babylonian and Median dominance.
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Neo-Babylonian–Persian War
The Neo-Babylonian–Persian War was the late 6th-century BC conflict in which the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire, leading to the fall of Babylon and a major shift in Near Eastern power.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Partition of Babylon Target entity description: The Partition of Babylon was the 323 BCE agreement among Alexander the Great’s generals that divided control of his vast empire and set the stage for the Wars of the Diadochi.
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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.
Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia
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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C.
Fall of the Assyrian Empire
The Fall of the Assyrian Empire was the late 7th-century BCE collapse of Assyria’s powerful Near Eastern empire, marked by the destruction of its major cities and the rise of Babylonian and Median dominance.
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D.
Neo-Babylonian–Persian War
The Neo-Babylonian–Persian War was the late 6th-century BC conflict in which the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire, leading to the fall of Babylon and a major shift in Near Eastern power.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| aimsTo | maintain nominal unity of Alexander's empire ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
distribution of satrapies
ⓘ
temporary compromise among Diadochi ⓘ |
| follows | death of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| grantsTerritory |
Babylonia to Seleucus I Nicator
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Egypt to Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ Macedon to Antipater ⓘ Phrygia to Antigonus I Monophthalmus ⓘ Thrace to Lysimachus ⓘ |
| grantsTitle | regent of the empire to Perdiccas ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Partition of Babylon
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surface form:
Babylonian partition agreement
Babylonian settlement ⓘ |
| hasCause |
lack of clear adult heir to Alexander the Great
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power struggle among Alexander's generals ⓘ |
| hasContext | succession crisis after Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| hasDate | 323 BCE ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Ancient Greek world ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Babylon
ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Empire
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| hasOutcome |
allocation of satrapies to generals
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beginning of Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ division of Alexander the Great's empire ⓘ establishment of Perdiccas as regent ⓘ recognition of Philip III Arrhidaeus as king ⓘ recognition of unborn Alexander IV as king ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
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Antipater ⓘ Philip III Arrhidaeus ⓘ
surface form:
Arrhidaeus (Philip III)
Eumenes of Cardia ⓘ Leonnatus ⓘ Lysimachus ⓘ Macedonian generals ⓘ Meleager ⓘ Peithon ⓘ Perdiccas ⓘ Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| precedes |
Wars of the Diadochi
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surface form:
First War of the Diadochi
Partition of Triparadisus ⓘ
surface form:
Partition of Triparadeisos
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| relatedTo |
Alexander the Great
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Hellenistic period ⓘ Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Empire
Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Partition of Babylon Description of subject: The Partition of Babylon was the 323 BCE agreement among Alexander the Great’s generals that divided control of his vast empire and set the stage for the Wars of the Diadochi.
Referenced by (5)
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