Siege of Avaris
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The Siege of Avaris was the decisive military operation in which Ahmose I captured the Hyksos capital in the Nile Delta, effectively ending Hyksos rule in Egypt and inaugurating the New Kingdom.
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| Siege of Avaris canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Avaris Context triple: [Ahmose I, militaryCampaign, Siege of Avaris]
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A.
Battle of Pelusium
The Battle of Pelusium was a pivotal 525 BC conflict in which the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cambyses II decisively defeated the Egyptians, leading to the Persian conquest and incorporation of Egypt into their empire.
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B.
Theban wars
The Theban wars are a cycle of ancient Greek legendary conflicts centered on the city of Thebes, most famously including the stories of Oedipus’s sons and the battles of the Seven Against Thebes and the Epigoni.
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C.
Battle of the Pyramids
The Battle of the Pyramids was a decisive 1798 victory in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s French army defeated the Mamluk forces near Cairo, securing French control over much of Egypt.
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D.
Siege of Susa
The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
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E.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
- 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: Siege of Avaris Target entity description: The Siege of Avaris was the decisive military operation in which Ahmose I captured the Hyksos capital in the Nile Delta, effectively ending Hyksos rule in Egypt and inaugurating the New Kingdom.
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A.
Battle of Pelusium
The Battle of Pelusium was a pivotal 525 BC conflict in which the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cambyses II decisively defeated the Egyptians, leading to the Persian conquest and incorporation of Egypt into their empire.
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B.
Theban wars
The Theban wars are a cycle of ancient Greek legendary conflicts centered on the city of Thebes, most famously including the stories of Oedipus’s sons and the battles of the Seven Against Thebes and the Epigoni.
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C.
Battle of the Pyramids
The Battle of the Pyramids was a decisive 1798 victory in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s French army defeated the Mamluk forces near Cairo, securing French control over much of Egypt.
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D.
Siege of Susa
The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
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E.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military siege ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Hyksos kingdom of Avaris
NERFINISHED
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Theban kingdom of Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfSide | Hyksos capital Avaris ⓘ |
| commander |
Ahmose I
NERFINISHED
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Hyksos king (possibly Khamudi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Second Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| dateApproximate |
circa 1550–1540 BCE
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early reign of Ahmose I ⓘ |
| describedIn |
autobiographical inscription of Ahmose, son of Ebana
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tomb inscription of Ahmose Pen-Nekhbet ⓘ |
| era |
early New Kingdom transition
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late Second Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Siege of Sharuhen
NERFINISHED
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pursuit of Hyksos into southern Levant ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Avaris
NERFINISHED
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Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Ahmose I
NERFINISHED
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Hyksos NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Kush (as allies of Ahmose I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | eastern Nile Delta ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Middle Egyptian ⓘ |
| ledTo |
political unification of Egypt under Ahmose I
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transition from Second Intermediate Period to New Kingdom ⓘ |
| militaryTactics |
riverine operations on the Nile
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siege warfare ⓘ |
| militaryTechnology | use of chariots and composite bows (by Hyksos and Egyptians) ⓘ |
| modernArchaeologicalSite | Tell el-Dab'a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentCulture | Hyksos (Asiatic rulers of northern Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | wars of Ahmose I against the Hyksos ⓘ |
| precededBy | campaigns of Kamose against the Hyksos ⓘ |
| primarySourceType | royal and elite tomb inscriptions ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | presented as divinely sanctioned victory in Egyptian texts ⓘ |
| result |
Egyptian victory
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beginning of the New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ capture of Avaris ⓘ end of Hyksos rule in Egypt ⓘ expulsion of Hyksos from Egypt ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive operation in reunification of Egypt
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foundation event for imperial expansion of New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of eastern Nile Delta
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control of routes to Sinai and Levant ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Avaris Description of subject: The Siege of Avaris was the decisive military operation in which Ahmose I captured the Hyksos capital in the Nile Delta, effectively ending Hyksos rule in Egypt and inaugurating the New Kingdom.
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