Azemilcus of Tyre
E373475
Azemilcus of Tyre was the Phoenician king who ruled Tyre during Alexander the Great’s campaign and led the city’s resistance in the famous siege.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Azemilcus of Tyre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3597533 — 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: Azemilcus of Tyre Context triple: [Siege of Tyre, commander, Azemilcus of Tyre]
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A.
Cyrus of Alexandria
Cyrus of Alexandria was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian known for promoting the Monothelite doctrine later rejected as heretical by the church.
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B.
Monimus of Syracuse
Monimus of Syracuse was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for his radical advocacy of asceticism and the rejection of conventional values and material wealth.
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C.
Dioscorus
Dioscorus is traditionally depicted in Christian hagiography as the pagan father of Saint Barbara who opposed her conversion and ultimately martyred her.
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D.
Sabbatius
Sabbatius was the father of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and a man of humble Illyrian or Thracian origin whose lineage did not belong to the traditional Roman aristocracy.
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E.
Didymus
Didymus is another name for the Apostle Thomas, one of Jesus Christ’s twelve original disciples in the New Testament.
- 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: Azemilcus of Tyre Target entity description: Azemilcus of Tyre was the Phoenician king who ruled Tyre during Alexander the Great’s campaign and led the city’s resistance in the famous siege.
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A.
Cyrus of Alexandria
Cyrus of Alexandria was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian known for promoting the Monothelite doctrine later rejected as heretical by the church.
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B.
Monimus of Syracuse
Monimus of Syracuse was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for his radical advocacy of asceticism and the rejection of conventional values and material wealth.
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C.
Dioscorus
Dioscorus is traditionally depicted in Christian hagiography as the pagan father of Saint Barbara who opposed her conversion and ultimately martyred her.
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D.
Sabbatius
Sabbatius was the father of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and a man of humble Illyrian or Thracian origin whose lineage did not belong to the traditional Roman aristocracy.
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E.
Didymus
Didymus is another name for the Apostle Thomas, one of Jesus Christ’s twelve original disciples in the New Testament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Tyre
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Phoenician king ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tyrian fortifications
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Tyrian navy ⓘ |
| capital | Tyre ⓘ |
| conflict | Siege of Tyre ⓘ |
| country | Tyre ⓘ |
| culture | Phoenician culture ⓘ |
| era |
4th century BC
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Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Phoenician civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicians
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| historicalSource |
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
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Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
surface form:
Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Quintus Curtius Rufus’ Histories of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading the resistance of Tyre against Alexander the Great
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role in the Siege of Tyre ⓘ ruling Tyre during Alexander the Great’s campaign ⓘ |
| language | Phoenician ⓘ |
| notableEvent | siege and capture of Tyre by Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| notableFor | defending an island fortress city against siege engines and causeway construction ⓘ |
| opponent | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Siege of Tyre ⓘ |
| placeOfRule |
Phoenician civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicia
Tyre ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Tyre ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
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| reignDuring |
Alexander the Great’s eastern campaign
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Alexander’s Asian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian conquest of the Near East
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| religion | Phoenician religion ⓘ |
| successorState | Macedonian rule over Tyre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Azemilcus of Tyre Description of subject: Azemilcus of Tyre was the Phoenician king who ruled Tyre during Alexander the Great’s campaign and led the city’s resistance in the famous siege.
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