Tudhaliya IV
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Tudhaliya IV was a late 13th-century BCE Hittite king known for his extensive building projects, religious reforms, and efforts to maintain the empire amid growing internal and external pressures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tudhaliya IV canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9951586 — 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: Tudhaliya IV Context triple: [Hattusili III, child, Tudhaliya IV]
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Tudhaliya II
Tudhaliya II was a Hittite king of the New Kingdom period who ruled in the 14th century BCE and helped stabilize and strengthen the Hittite Empire before its major expansion under Suppiluliuma I.
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B.
Hattusili III
Hattusili III was a powerful Hittite king of the 13th century BCE, known for stabilizing the empire, relocating the capital to Hattusa, and concluding one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties with Egypt.
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C.
Hittite king Suppiluliuma I
Hittite king Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE ruler who greatly expanded the Hittite Empire through military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering, making it a dominant power in the ancient Near East.
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D.
Muwatalli II
Muwatalli II was a Hittite king best known for leading his empire against Ramesses II’s Egypt at the famous Battle of Kadesh in the 13th century BCE.
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E.
Jeroboam II
Jeroboam II was an eighth-century BCE king of the northern Kingdom of Israel known for restoring its borders, achieving significant territorial expansion, and presiding over a period of prosperity later criticized by biblical prophets for social injustice and idolatry.
- 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: Tudhaliya IV Target entity description: Tudhaliya IV was a late 13th-century BCE Hittite king known for his extensive building projects, religious reforms, and efforts to maintain the empire amid growing internal and external pressures.
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A.
Tudhaliya II
Tudhaliya II was a Hittite king of the New Kingdom period who ruled in the 14th century BCE and helped stabilize and strengthen the Hittite Empire before its major expansion under Suppiluliuma I.
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B.
Hattusili III
Hattusili III was a powerful Hittite king of the 13th century BCE, known for stabilizing the empire, relocating the capital to Hattusa, and concluding one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties with Egypt.
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C.
Hittite king Suppiluliuma I
Hittite king Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE ruler who greatly expanded the Hittite Empire through military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering, making it a dominant power in the ancient Near East.
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D.
Muwatalli II
Muwatalli II was a Hittite king best known for leading his empire against Ramesses II’s Egypt at the famous Battle of Kadesh in the 13th century BCE.
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E.
Jeroboam II
Jeroboam II was an eighth-century BCE king of the northern Kingdom of Israel known for restoring its borders, achieving significant territorial expansion, and presiding over a period of prosperity later criticized by biblical prophets for social injustice and idolatry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite king
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yazilikaya relief procession of gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attempted |
to maintain control over western Anatolia
ⓘ
to stabilize frontiers against Assyria ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hattusa (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| commissioned | rock sanctuary reliefs at Yazilikaya ⓘ |
| conflict |
Ahhiyawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarhuntassa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Hittite New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hittites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Hattusili III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implemented |
dam construction in central Anatolia
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water reservoir projects near Hattusa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
efforts to maintain the Hittite Empire under internal and external pressure
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extensive building projects ⓘ large-scale water management works ⓘ religious reforms ⓘ reorganization of the Hittite pantheon ⓘ sanctuary construction at Yazilikaya ⓘ |
| language | Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Puduhepa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProject |
construction at the sacred city of Nerik
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expansion of cult sites in central Anatolia ⓘ rebuilding and embellishment of Hattusa ⓘ |
| patronOf | sanctuary of Yazilikaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performed | religious reforms in favor of the Storm-god of Nerik ⓘ |
| policy |
centralization of royal cult
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strengthening of royal authority through religion ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Great King of Hatti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hattusili III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1209 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1237 BCE ⓘ |
| relative |
Arnuwanda III
NERFINISHED
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Tudhaliya the Younger (prince) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hittite religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedTreatyWith |
Kurunta of Tarhuntassa
NERFINISHED
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Shaushgamuwa of Amurru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
Hittite cuneiform tablets
NERFINISHED
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inscriptions at Yazilikaya ⓘ |
| spouse | Nikalmati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Arnuwanda III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Great King
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Labarna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tudhaliya IV Description of subject: Tudhaliya IV was a late 13th-century BCE Hittite king known for his extensive building projects, religious reforms, and efforts to maintain the empire amid growing internal and external pressures.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.