Battle of Opis
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The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Opis canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Opis Context triple: [Cyrus the Great, battle, Battle of Opis]
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Battle of the Zab
The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
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Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae was a major engagement in 216 BC during the Second Punic War in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian army annihilated a much larger Roman force, becoming one of history’s most famous examples of tactical encirclement.
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Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube frontier.
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Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Opis Target entity description: The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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A.
Battle of the Zab
The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
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B.
Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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C.
Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae was a major engagement in 216 BC during the Second Punic War in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian army annihilated a much larger Roman force, becoming one of history’s most famous examples of tactical encirclement.
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D.
Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube frontier.
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E.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great ⓘ Nabonidus ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | conquest of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | shortly before the capture of Babylon in 539 BC ⓘ |
| combatant |
Babylonian forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Babylonian army
Persian forces ⓘ |
| commander | Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Neo-Babylonian–Persian War ⓘ |
| consequence |
end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
expansion of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) ⓘ
surface form:
fall of Babylon
|
| date | 539 BC ⓘ |
| era | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE)
ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of Babylon (539 BC)
|
| geopoliticalImpact | shifted regional dominance from Babylon to Persia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| legacy | marked the transition from Neo-Babylonian to Persian rule in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq ⓘ |
| location |
near Opis
ⓘ
on the Tigris River ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Nabonidus ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of the Neo-Babylonian army ⓘ |
| partOf | Cyrus the Great’s conquest of Babylon ⓘ |
| precededBy | Persian advance into Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| primarySource | Babylonian chronicles ⓘ |
| region | Lower Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrus’s entry into Babylon
|
| relatedRuler |
Cyrus the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrus II of Persia
Nabonidus ⓘ
surface form:
Nabonidus of Babylon
|
| result | decisive Persian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
pivotal event in the rise of the Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
secured Persian control over Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| theatre | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 539 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Opis Description of subject: The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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