Sarduri II
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Sarduri II was a king of the ancient kingdom of Urartu in the 8th century BCE, known for expanding its territory and strengthening its political and military power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sarduri II canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8397332 — 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: Sarduri II Context triple: [Argishti I, successor, Sarduri II]
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A.
Sarduri I
Sarduri I was an early and influential king of the ancient kingdom of Urartu, known for consolidating its power and expanding its territory in the Near East during the 9th century BCE.
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B.
Šarru-kīn II
Šarru-kīn II was an Assyrian king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BCE, known for his military campaigns and the construction of a new capital at Dur-Sharrukin.
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C.
Siladitya III
Siladitya III was a ruler of the Maitraka dynasty of Vallabhi in western India, known from inscriptions that mark the later phase of the dynasty’s power.
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D.
Siladitya IV
Siladitya IV was a ruler of the Maitraka dynasty of Vallabhi in western India, known from inscriptions as one of its later kings during the early medieval period.
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E.
Aram Shah
Aram Shah was a short-reigning early ruler of the Delhi Sultanate who briefly succeeded Qutb al-Din Aibak before being overthrown by Iltutmish.
- 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: Sarduri II Target entity description: Sarduri II was a king of the ancient kingdom of Urartu in the 8th century BCE, known for expanding its territory and strengthening its political and military power.
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A.
Sarduri I
Sarduri I was an early and influential king of the ancient kingdom of Urartu, known for consolidating its power and expanding its territory in the Near East during the 9th century BCE.
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B.
Šarru-kīn II
Šarru-kīn II was an Assyrian king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BCE, known for his military campaigns and the construction of a new capital at Dur-Sharrukin.
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C.
Siladitya III
Siladitya III was a ruler of the Maitraka dynasty of Vallabhi in western India, known from inscriptions that mark the later phase of the dynasty’s power.
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D.
Siladitya IV
Siladitya IV was a ruler of the Maitraka dynasty of Vallabhi in western India, known from inscriptions as one of its later kings during the early medieval period.
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E.
Aram Shah
Aram Shah was a short-reigning early ruler of the Delhi Sultanate who briefly succeeded Qutb al-Din Aibak before being overthrown by Iltutmish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Near Eastern ruler
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King of Urartu ⓘ |
| capital | Tushpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Urartian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| dynasty | Urartian royal dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
Assyrian annals
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Royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| father | Menua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Monarchy ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Great King
NERFINISHED
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King of the Four Quarters NERFINISHED ⓘ King of the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Building campaigns and fortifications
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Conflicts with Assyria ⓘ Military campaigns in northern Syria ⓘ Strengthening Urartu’s military power ⓘ Strengthening Urartu’s political power ⓘ Territorial expansion of Urartu ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Akkadian
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Urartian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryActivity | Campaigns against neighboring states ⓘ |
| militaryReform | Strengthening of fortresses and garrisons ⓘ |
| notableSiteAssociated |
Tushpa fortress
NERFINISHED
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Van region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
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Tiglath-Pileser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Haldi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | Formation of alliances in the Near East ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Menua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Armenian Highlands
NERFINISHED
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Lake Van region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 735 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 764 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Urartian religion ⓘ |
| residence | Tushpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successIn |
Centralization of royal authority
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Development of Urartian state power ⓘ |
| successor | Rusa I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExpansionDirection |
Northward into Transcaucasia
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Westward into northern Syria ⓘ |
| timeInPower | Mid-8th century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sarduri II Description of subject: Sarduri II was a king of the ancient kingdom of Urartu in the 8th century BCE, known for expanding its territory and strengthening its political and military power.
Referenced by (3)
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