Takelot II
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Third Intermediate Period ruler
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
ruler of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
Takelot II was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 22nd Dynasty who ruled during the politically fragmented Third Intermediate Period, known for internal conflicts and rival claimants to the throne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Takelot II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4874847 — 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: Takelot II Context triple: [Third Intermediate Period of Egypt, notableRuler, Takelot II]
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A.
Vima Kadphises
Vima Kadphises was a Kushan emperor known for expanding the empire’s territory and promoting trade and coinage that facilitated cultural and economic links between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Sarenput I
Sarenput I was an ancient Egyptian noble and governor of Elephantine during the Middle Kingdom, known from his richly decorated rock-cut tomb at Aswan.
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C.
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
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D.
Vaballathus
Vaballathus was a 3rd-century Palmyrene prince and briefly recognized Roman imperial claimant who ruled alongside his mother Zenobia during the Palmyrene Empire’s expansion before being defeated by Emperor Aurelian.
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E.
Pekah
Pekah was a king of the northern Kingdom of Israel in the 8th century BCE, known for his reign during a period of political instability and conflict with Assyria.
- 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: Takelot II Target entity description: Takelot II was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 22nd Dynasty who ruled during the politically fragmented Third Intermediate Period, known for internal conflicts and rival claimants to the throne.
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A.
Vima Kadphises
Vima Kadphises was a Kushan emperor known for expanding the empire’s territory and promoting trade and coinage that facilitated cultural and economic links between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Sarenput I
Sarenput I was an ancient Egyptian noble and governor of Elephantine during the Middle Kingdom, known from his richly decorated rock-cut tomb at Aswan.
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C.
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
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D.
Vaballathus
Vaballathus was a 3rd-century Palmyrene prince and briefly recognized Roman imperial claimant who ruled alongside his mother Zenobia during the Palmyrene Empire’s expansion before being defeated by Emperor Aurelian.
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E.
Pekah
Pekah was a king of the northern Kingdom of Israel in the 8th century BCE, known for his reign during a period of political instability and conflict with Assyria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Third Intermediate Period ruler
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ ruler of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
inscriptions at Karnak
ⓘ
monuments at Tanis ⓘ stelae from Thebes ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialSite | Royal necropolis of Tanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Tanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Osorkon III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Djedptahefankh NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Hornakht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | later ruler of the Twenty-second Dynasty ⓘ |
| conflict |
Theban civil war against High Priest of Amun Harsiese B
ⓘ
struggle with rival king Pedubast I in Thebes ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith |
Pedubast I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shoshenq III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| dynasty | Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Libyan ⓘ |
| father | Osorkon II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Takelot II Si-Ese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Takeloth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPowerBase | Leontopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Karomama I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
internal conflicts and civil war in Thebes
ⓘ
ruling during a period of political fragmentation in Egypt ⓘ |
| personalName | Takelot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSituation | period of rival claimants to the Egyptian throne ⓘ |
| predecessor | Osorkon II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 830 BCE ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | Third Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 845 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Libyan (Meshwesh) origin ⓘ |
| spouse |
Djedmutesankh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karomama Merytmut II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Shoshenq III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Prince Osorkon (future Osorkon III) as High Priest of Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throneName | Hedjkheperre Setepenre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Lord of the Two Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Takelot II Description of subject: Takelot II was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 22nd Dynasty who ruled during the politically fragmented Third Intermediate Period, known for internal conflicts and rival claimants to the throne.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.