Kashtiliash IV
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Kashtiliash IV was a Kassite king of Babylon in the late 13th century BCE, known for his conflict with the Assyrian ruler Tukulti-Ninurta I, which led to his defeat and the sacking of Babylon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kashtiliash IV canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8916748 — 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: Kashtiliash IV Context triple: [Kassite period, hasNotableRuler, Kashtiliash IV]
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A.
Shar-Kali-Sharri
Shar-Kali-Sharri was a king of the Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia, known for struggling to maintain imperial unity amid internal conflicts and external pressures following the reign of Naram-Sin.
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B.
Ashurnasirpal II
Ashurnasirpal II was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects, including the royal palace at Kalhu (Nimrud).
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C.
Dur-Kurigalzu
Dur-Kurigalzu was a major Kassite-era royal city in ancient Mesopotamia, notable for its monumental ziggurat and role as a political and religious center.
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D.
Zimri-Lim
Zimri-Lim was an early 18th-century BCE Amorite king of Mari in Mesopotamia, known from extensive palace archives that illuminate the politics and society of his time.
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E.
Shalmaneser V
Shalmaneser V was a Neo-Assyrian king in the late 8th century BCE, best known for his military campaigns in the Levant and the siege of Samaria that led to the fall of the Kingdom of Israel.
- 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: Kashtiliash IV Target entity description: Kashtiliash IV was a Kassite king of Babylon in the late 13th century BCE, known for his conflict with the Assyrian ruler Tukulti-Ninurta I, which led to his defeat and the sacking of Babylon.
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A.
Shar-Kali-Sharri
Shar-Kali-Sharri was a king of the Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia, known for struggling to maintain imperial unity amid internal conflicts and external pressures following the reign of Naram-Sin.
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B.
Ashurnasirpal II
Ashurnasirpal II was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects, including the royal palace at Kalhu (Nimrud).
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C.
Dur-Kurigalzu
Dur-Kurigalzu was a major Kassite-era royal city in ancient Mesopotamia, notable for its monumental ziggurat and role as a political and religious center.
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D.
Zimri-Lim
Zimri-Lim was an early 18th-century BCE Amorite king of Mari in Mesopotamia, known from extensive palace archives that illuminate the politics and society of his time.
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E.
Shalmaneser V
Shalmaneser V was a Neo-Assyrian king in the late 8th century BCE, best known for his military campaigns in the Levant and the siege of Samaria that led to the fall of the Kingdom of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Historical figure
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Kassite king ⓘ King of Babylon ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Tukulti-Ninurta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | Assyrian invasion of Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
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Tukulti-Ninurta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Kassite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | Result of Assyrian conquest (uncertain circumstances) ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Tukulti-Ninurta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Kassite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventAssociatedWith | Sack of Babylon by Tukulti-Ninurta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Kassite period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Defeat leading to the sacking of Babylon
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War with Tukulti-Ninurta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Akkadian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Assyrian royal inscriptions
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Babylonian king lists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventDuringReign | Assyrian invasion of Babylonia under Tukulti-Ninurta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentInWar | Tukulti-Ninurta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Vassal-turned-enemy of Assyria (according to Assyrian sources) ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Babylon ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shagarakti-Shuriash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm |
Babylon
NERFINISHED
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Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignApproximateYears |
c. 1225 BCE
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c. 1232 BCE ⓘ |
| reignEnd | late 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | late 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| successor | Enlil-nadin-shumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorStateAfterDefeat | Assyrian control of Babylon ⓘ |
| territorialLoss | Babylon to Assyria ⓘ |
| title | King of Karduniash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kashtiliash IV Description of subject: Kashtiliash IV was a Kassite king of Babylon in the late 13th century BCE, known for his conflict with the Assyrian ruler Tukulti-Ninurta I, which led to his defeat and the sacking of Babylon.
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