Shapur II
E390843
Shapur II was a powerful 4th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his long reign, military campaigns against Rome, and efforts to strengthen and expand the Persian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shapur II canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3669098 — 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: Shapur II Context triple: [Sasanian Empire, notableRuler, Shapur II]
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A.
Shapur I
Shapur I was a powerful 3rd-century Sasanian king of the Persian Empire known for his military victories against Rome and significant contributions to imperial expansion and administration.
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B.
Ardashir I
Ardashir I was the founder and first king of the Sasanian Empire, who overthrew the Parthians and established a powerful Persian dynasty in the early 3rd century.
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C.
Yazdegerd III
Yazdegerd III was the final shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire, whose reign marked the end of pre-Islamic imperial Iran following the Arab-Muslim conquests.
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D.
Vologases I of Parthia
Vologases I of Parthia was a 1st-century king of the Parthian Empire known for consolidating Parthian power, promoting Iranian cultural traditions, and engaging in protracted conflicts with the Roman Empire over Armenia.
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E.
Orodes II of Parthia
Orodes II of Parthia was a 1st-century BCE king best known for defeating the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae and presiding over a turbulent period of internal dynastic conflict in the Parthian Empire.
- 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: Shapur II Target entity description: Shapur II was a powerful 4th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his long reign, military campaigns against Rome, and efforts to strengthen and expand the Persian Empire.
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A.
Shapur I
Shapur I was a powerful 3rd-century Sasanian king of the Persian Empire known for his military victories against Rome and significant contributions to imperial expansion and administration.
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B.
Ardashir I
Ardashir I was the founder and first king of the Sasanian Empire, who overthrew the Parthians and established a powerful Persian dynasty in the early 3rd century.
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C.
Yazdegerd III
Yazdegerd III was the final shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire, whose reign marked the end of pre-Islamic imperial Iran following the Arab-Muslim conquests.
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D.
Vologases I of Parthia
Vologases I of Parthia was a 1st-century king of the Parthian Empire known for consolidating Parthian power, promoting Iranian cultural traditions, and engaging in protracted conflicts with the Roman Empire over Armenia.
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E.
Orodes II of Parthia
Orodes II of Parthia was a 1st-century BCE king best known for defeating the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae and presiding over a turbulent period of internal dynastic conflict in the Parthian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Iranian person
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Sasanian king of kings ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthDate | 309 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Istakhr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ctesiphon ⓘ |
| country | Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 379 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ctesiphon ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Sasanian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian dynasty
|
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Iranian ⓘ |
| father | Hormizd II ⓘ |
| fullName | Shapur II self-link ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Sasanian Empire
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surface form:
Sasanian period
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| knownFor |
campaigns against Arab tribes
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campaigns in Armenia ⓘ campaigns in the eastern regions of the empire ⓘ defeat of Roman emperor Julian’s invasion ⓘ expansion of Sasanian frontiers ⓘ longest reign of any Sasanian monarch ⓘ military campaigns against the Roman Empire ⓘ religious policies favoring Zoroastrianism ⓘ strengthening central authority in the Sasanian Empire ⓘ treaty with Roman emperor Jovian ⓘ wars with the Roman emperors Constantius II and Julian ⓘ |
| language |
Middle Persian language
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surface form:
Middle Persian
|
| mother | Ifra Hormizd ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Ctesiphon (363)
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Battle of Singara ⓘ Siege of Nisibis ⓘ |
| opponent |
Armenian nobility
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Constantius II ⓘ Jovian ⓘ Julian the Apostate ⓘ
surface form:
Julian
|
| policy |
centralization of royal power
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persecution of some Christian communities ⓘ promotion of Zoroastrian clergy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hormizd II ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Iran
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Mesopotamia ⓘ parts of Armenia ⓘ parts of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| regnalName | Shapur II self-link ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 379 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 309 ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| royalHouse |
Sasan
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surface form:
House of Sasan
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| signedTreatyWith | Jovian ⓘ |
| successor | Ardashir II ⓘ |
| title |
Shahanshah of Persia
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surface form:
King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shapur II Description of subject: Shapur II was a powerful 4th-century Sasanian king of kings known for his long reign, military campaigns against Rome, and efforts to strengthen and expand the Persian Empire.
Referenced by (5)
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