Bagoas the eunuch
E471228
Bagoas the eunuch was a powerful Persian court official and kingmaker of the Achaemenid Empire who orchestrated the assassinations and accessions of several late 4th-century BCE kings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bagoas the eunuch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4820529 — 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: Bagoas the eunuch Context triple: [Artaxerxes III, assassinatedBy, Bagoas the eunuch]
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A.
Antinous
Antinous is one of the leading and most arrogant suitors of Penelope in Homer’s Odyssey, known for his hostility toward Odysseus and his household.
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B.
Peithon
Peithon was one of Alexander the Great’s Diadochi, a Macedonian general who became a prominent satrap and power contender during the Wars of the Successors.
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C.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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D.
Stephanos
Stephanos is the Greek form of the name Stephen, traditionally associated with Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
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E.
Eumenes of Cardia
Eumenes of Cardia was a Greek general and statesman who served under Alexander the Great and later emerged as a prominent, though ultimately defeated, contender in the Wars of the Diadochi.
- 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: Bagoas the eunuch Target entity description: Bagoas the eunuch was a powerful Persian court official and kingmaker of the Achaemenid Empire who orchestrated the assassinations and accessions of several late 4th-century BCE kings.
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A.
Antinous
Antinous is one of the leading and most arrogant suitors of Penelope in Homer’s Odyssey, known for his hostility toward Odysseus and his household.
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B.
Peithon
Peithon was one of Alexander the Great’s Diadochi, a Macedonian general who became a prominent satrap and power contender during the Wars of the Successors.
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C.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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D.
Stephanos
Stephanos is the Greek form of the name Stephen, traditionally associated with Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
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E.
Eumenes of Cardia
Eumenes of Cardia was a Greek general and statesman who served under Alexander the Great and later emerged as a prominent, though ultimately defeated, contender in the Wars of the Diadochi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid official
ⓘ
Persian court official ⓘ eunuch ⓘ kingmaker ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| approximateFloruit | c. 350–336 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
accession of Darius III
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succession crisis after Artaxerxes III ⓘ |
| category |
Achaemenid Empire people
ⓘ
Ancient assassins ⓘ Ancient eunuchs ⓘ Persian politicians ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Alexander the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Persian royal court ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution by Darius III ⓘ |
| era | pre-Hellenistic Near East ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executedBy | Darius III of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| heldPower | behind-the-throne authority in Achaemenid court ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInAccessionOf |
Artaxerxes IV Arses of Persia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darius III of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exercising de facto control over the Achaemenid throne
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manipulating royal succession ⓘ poisoning Persian kings ⓘ |
| languageContext | Old Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Diodorus Siculus
NERFINISHED
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Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfAssassination | poisoning ⓘ |
| name | Bagoas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | involvement in internal collapse of Achaemenid monarchy ⓘ |
| orchestratedAssassinationOf |
Artaxerxes III of Persia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artaxerxes IV Arses of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | kingmaker in late Achaemenid period ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
court chamberlain
ⓘ
vizier ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Persian royal court at Persepolis
NERFINISHED
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Persian royal court at Susa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForExecution | attempt to poison Darius III ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedDynasty | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Artaxerxes III of Persia
NERFINISHED
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Artaxerxes IV Arses of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ Darius III of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | slave-eunuch elevated to high office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bagoas the eunuch Description of subject: Bagoas the eunuch was a powerful Persian court official and kingmaker of the Achaemenid Empire who orchestrated the assassinations and accessions of several late 4th-century BCE kings.
Referenced by (1)
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