Mass wedding at Susa
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The Mass wedding at Susa was a grand ceremonial event in 324 BC where Alexander the Great married Stateira II and arranged numerous marriages between his Macedonian officers and Persian noblewomen to symbolize the fusion of their cultures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mass wedding at Susa canonical | 1 |
| Susa weddings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3520512 — 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: Mass wedding at Susa Context triple: [Stateira II, event, Mass wedding at Susa]
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A.
Casti connubii
Casti connubii is a 1930 papal encyclical by Pope Pius XI that articulates Catholic teaching on Christian marriage, including its purposes, indissolubility, and opposition to contraception and divorce.
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B.
Ashvamedha
Ashvamedha is an ancient Vedic horse sacrifice ritual performed by kings to assert imperial sovereignty and divine approval of their rule.
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C.
Συμπόσιον
Συμπόσιον is the original Ancient Greek title of Plato’s philosophical dialogue commonly known in English as the Symposium, which explores the nature of love through a series of speeches at a banquet.
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D.
The Coronation of Emperor Faustin I
The Coronation of Emperor Faustin I is a celebrated painting by Haitian artist Philomé Obin that vividly depicts the crowning of Emperor Faustin I within the rich visual tradition of Haitian historical art.
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E.
Lupercalia
Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility and purification festival, held in mid-February and traditionally linked to the legendary founders Romulus and Remus.
- 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: Mass wedding at Susa Target entity description: The Mass wedding at Susa was a grand ceremonial event in 324 BC where Alexander the Great married Stateira II and arranged numerous marriages between his Macedonian officers and Persian noblewomen to symbolize the fusion of their cultures.
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A.
Casti connubii
Casti connubii is a 1930 papal encyclical by Pope Pius XI that articulates Catholic teaching on Christian marriage, including its purposes, indissolubility, and opposition to contraception and divorce.
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B.
Ashvamedha
Ashvamedha is an ancient Vedic horse sacrifice ritual performed by kings to assert imperial sovereignty and divine approval of their rule.
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C.
Συμπόσιον
Συμπόσιον is the original Ancient Greek title of Plato’s philosophical dialogue commonly known in English as the Symposium, which explores the nature of love through a series of speeches at a banquet.
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D.
The Coronation of Emperor Faustin I
The Coronation of Emperor Faustin I is a celebrated painting by Haitian artist Philomé Obin that vividly depicts the crowning of Emperor Faustin I within the rich visual tradition of Haitian historical art.
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E.
Lupercalia
Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility and purification festival, held in mid-February and traditionally linked to the legendary founders Romulus and Remus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
royal wedding ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Susa weddings ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Achaemenid dynasty
ⓘ
Argead dynasty ⓘ |
| category |
4th-century BC events
ⓘ
Events associated with Alexander the Great ⓘ Weddings of heads of state ⓘ |
| ceremonyType | mass marriage ceremony ⓘ |
| culturalPolicyOf | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| date | 324 BC ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Macedonian officers ⓘ Persian noblewomen ⓘ Stateira II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | illustrates Alexander the Great's imperial integration strategy ⓘ |
| involvedPractice |
common wedding rites for Macedonians and Persians
ⓘ
mass distribution of dowries by Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| location | Susa ⓘ |
| notableMarriage |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexander the Great – Parysatis II
Stateira II ⓘ
surface form:
Alexander the Great – Stateira II
Hephaestion – Drypetis ⓘ |
| numberOfMarriages | approximately 80 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| purpose |
consolidate Alexander the Great's rule over Persia
ⓘ
symbolize fusion of Macedonian and Persian cultures ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Arrian of Nicomedia
ⓘ
surface form:
Arrian
Diodorus Siculus ⓘ Plutarch ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | policy of fusion ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Greco-Persian cultural relations
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| result | many marriages later dissolved by Macedonian successors ⓘ |
| symbolism |
attempted integration of conquered Persian nobility
ⓘ
union of Macedonian and Persian elites ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter |
Wars of Alexander the Great
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surface form:
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
|
| tookPlaceBefore | death of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInBuilding | palace at Susa ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mass wedding at Susa Description of subject: The Mass wedding at Susa was a grand ceremonial event in 324 BC where Alexander the Great married Stateira II and arranged numerous marriages between his Macedonian officers and Persian noblewomen to symbolize the fusion of their cultures.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Susa weddings