Burnaburiash II
E766873
Burnaburiash II was a prominent Kassite king of Babylon in the 14th century BCE, known for his extensive diplomatic correspondence with other major Near Eastern powers such as Egypt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burnaburiash II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8916747 — 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: Burnaburiash II Context triple: [Kassite period, hasNotableRuler, Burnaburiash II]
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Sarduri II
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Khshayarsha
Khshayarsha is the Old Persian name for Xerxes I, the powerful Achaemenid king who ruled the Persian Empire in the early 5th century BCE and led the invasion of Greece.
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E.
Kujula Kadphises
Kujula Kadphises was the founding ruler of the Kushan Empire, known for unifying various Yuezhi tribes and establishing a powerful kingdom in Bactria and northwestern India in the 1st century CE.
- 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: Burnaburiash II Target entity description: Burnaburiash II was a prominent Kassite king of Babylon in the 14th century BCE, known for his extensive diplomatic correspondence with other major Near Eastern powers such as Egypt.
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A.
Sarduri II
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Khshayarsha
Khshayarsha is the Old Persian name for Xerxes I, the powerful Achaemenid king who ruled the Persian Empire in the early 5th century BCE and led the invasion of Greece.
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E.
Kujula Kadphises
Kujula Kadphises was the founding ruler of the Kushan Empire, known for unifying various Yuezhi tribes and establishing a powerful kingdom in Bactria and northwestern India in the 1st century CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Near Eastern ruler
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Kassite king ⓘ King of Babylon ⓘ |
| capital | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| complainedAbout | Assyrian independence from Babylonian overlordship ⓘ |
| concernedWith | Balance of power in the Near East ⓘ |
| correspondedWith |
Akhenaten
NERFINISHED
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Amenhotep III NERFINISHED ⓘ Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian court at Amarna NERFINISHED ⓘ Hatti NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Kassite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn | Royal gift exchange with Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Karaindash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitanni kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Amarna letters
NERFINISHED
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Cuneiform inscriptions ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
EA 10 (Amarna letter)
NERFINISHED
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EA 11 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED ⓘ EA 15 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED ⓘ EA 6 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED ⓘ EA 7 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED ⓘ EA 8 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED ⓘ EA 9 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Diplomatic correspondence with Egypt
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Maintaining relations with major Near Eastern powers ⓘ Participation in the Amarna diplomatic system ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Karaindash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa 1333 BCE ⓘ |
| reignInCentury | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 1359 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| ruleCharacterizedBy | Active international diplomacy ⓘ |
| sent | Gold requests to Egyptian pharaohs ⓘ |
| spouse | Unnamed daughter of Ashur-uballit I ⓘ |
| successor |
Kara-hardash
NERFINISHED
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Kurigalzu II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of Karduniash
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King of the Kassites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedScript | Cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burnaburiash II Description of subject: Burnaburiash II was a prominent Kassite king of Babylon in the 14th century BCE, known for his extensive diplomatic correspondence with other major Near Eastern powers such as Egypt.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.