Siege of Persepolis
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The Siege of Persepolis was a pivotal event in 330 BCE during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Empire, culminating in the capture and partial destruction of the Persian ceremonial capital.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| burning of Persepolis | 3 |
| Siege of Persepolis canonical | 2 |
| Burning of Persepolis | 1 |
| fall of Persepolis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507833 — 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: Siege of Persepolis Context triple: [Asian campaign, includesEvent, Siege of Persepolis]
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A.
Siege of Susa
The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
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B.
Siege of Dorostolon
The Siege of Dorostolon was a major 971 military confrontation between Kievan Rus' forces under Sviatoslav I and the Byzantine Empire, marking the end of Rus' campaigns in the Balkans.
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C.
Siege of Nineveh
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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D.
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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E.
siege of Hormuz
The siege of Hormuz was a 1622 Anglo-Persian military operation that captured the strategic island of Hormuz from Portuguese control, reshaping power dynamics in the Persian Gulf.
- 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: Siege of Persepolis Target entity description: The Siege of Persepolis was a pivotal event in 330 BCE during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Empire, culminating in the capture and partial destruction of the Persian ceremonial capital.
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A.
Siege of Susa
The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
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B.
Siege of Dorostolon
The Siege of Dorostolon was a major 971 military confrontation between Kievan Rus' forces under Sviatoslav I and the Byzantine Empire, marking the end of Rus' campaigns in the Balkans.
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C.
Siege of Nineveh
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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D.
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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E.
siege of Hormuz
The siege of Hormuz was a 1622 Anglo-Persian military operation that captured the strategic island of Hormuz from Portuguese control, reshaping power dynamics in the Persian Gulf.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| causeOf |
devastation of palace and surrounding structures
ⓘ
displacement of local Persian elites ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
storming of city defenses
ⓘ
subsequent burning of palace complex ⓘ |
| commander | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| conflict |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Empire
|
| date | 330 BCE ⓘ |
| documentedBy | ancient Greek historians ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
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Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
surface form:
Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
|
| followedBy | pursuit of Darius III into the East ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
symbolic end of Achaemenid imperial power
ⓘ
transfer of vast Persian wealth to Alexander ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Darius III ⓘ |
| historicalContext | collapse of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| involved |
Greek allied contingents
ⓘ
Macedonian army ⓘ Persian defenders ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iran ⓘ |
| location |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Persepolis ⓘ Persis ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of the Achaemenid ceremonial capital
ⓘ
seizure of Achaemenid treasury ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Darius III ⓘ |
| partOf |
Invasion of the Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire
Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Achaemenid ceremonial capital of Persepolis
ⓘ
Siege of Persepolis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
burning of Persepolis
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| result |
Macedonian victory
ⓘ
capture of Persepolis ⓘ partial destruction of Persepolis ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
end of Persepolis as a royal residence
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loss of a major Achaemenid ceremonial center ⓘ |
| significance |
destruction of key Achaemenid cultural site
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major psychological blow to Persian resistance ⓘ pivotal event in Alexander’s conquest of Persia ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | Alexander’s entry into Babylon ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | late Achaemenid period ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Persepolis Description of subject: The Siege of Persepolis was a pivotal event in 330 BCE during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Empire, culminating in the capture and partial destruction of the Persian ceremonial capital.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
burning of Persepolis
this entity surface form:
burning of Persepolis
this entity surface form:
Burning of Persepolis
this entity surface form:
burning of Persepolis
this entity surface form:
fall of Persepolis