Ptolemy XI Alexander II
E799088
Ptolemy XI Alexander II was a short-reigning Ptolemaic king of Egypt in the 1st century BC, known for his tumultuous rule and assassination in Alexandria.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ptolemy XI Alexander II canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9370990 — 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: Ptolemy XI Alexander II Context triple: [Ptolemy XII Auletes, coRuledWith, Ptolemy XI Alexander II]
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Ptolemy XII Auletes
Ptolemy XII Auletes was a Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt best known as the father of Cleopatra VII and for his politically turbulent, Roman-dependent reign in the 1st century BCE.
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Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator was a young Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt best known for his turbulent co-rule and civil war with his sister Cleopatra VII in the 1st century BCE.
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Ptolemy X Alexander I
Ptolemy X Alexander I was a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt in the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE, known for his turbulent reign and dynastic conflicts.
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Ptolemaios XV Kaisar
Ptolemy XV Caesarion was the son of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar and the last pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt before its annexation by Rome.
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Ptolemy IX Lathyros
Ptolemy IX Lathyros was a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE, marked by internal dynastic conflicts and declining royal power.
- 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: Ptolemy XI Alexander II Target entity description: Ptolemy XI Alexander II was a short-reigning Ptolemaic king of Egypt in the 1st century BC, known for his tumultuous rule and assassination in Alexandria.
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A.
Ptolemy XII Auletes
Ptolemy XII Auletes was a Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt best known as the father of Cleopatra VII and for his politically turbulent, Roman-dependent reign in the 1st century BCE.
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B.
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator was a young Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt best known for his turbulent co-rule and civil war with his sister Cleopatra VII in the 1st century BCE.
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C.
Ptolemy X Alexander I
Ptolemy X Alexander I was a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt in the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE, known for his turbulent reign and dynastic conflicts.
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D.
Ptolemaios XV Kaisar
Ptolemy XV Caesarion was the son of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar and the last pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt before its annexation by Rome.
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E.
Ptolemy IX Lathyros
Ptolemy IX Lathyros was a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE, marked by internal dynastic conflicts and declining royal power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic ruler
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Ptolemaic king ⓘ monarch of Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| country | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| deathCause | lynching by Alexandrian mob ⓘ |
| deathDate | 80 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Macedonian Greek ⓘ |
| father | Ptolemy X Alexander I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedCity | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| house | House of Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being assassinated in Alexandria
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tumultuous and brief rule ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| mother | Cleopatra Selene I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Ptolemaic pharaoh ⓘ |
| notableAction | ordered the murder of his wife Berenice III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | assassination in Alexandria by a mob ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Roman influence over Ptolemaic succession ⓘ |
| predecessor | Berenice III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDeath | popular outrage over murder of Berenice III ⓘ |
| reignDuration | short reign ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 80 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 80 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| royalStyle | Ptolemaic king of Egypt ⓘ |
| spouse | Berenice III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionType | disputed succession ⓘ |
| successor | Ptolemy XII Auletes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of Egypt
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Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ptolemy XI Alexander II Description of subject: Ptolemy XI Alexander II was a short-reigning Ptolemaic king of Egypt in the 1st century BC, known for his tumultuous rule and assassination in Alexandria.
Referenced by (3)
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