Siege of Samaria
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The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Samaria canonical | 2 |
| siege of Samaria | 2 |
| Assyrian siege of Samaria | 1 |
| Siege of Samaria by Arameans | 1 |
| fall of Samaria | 1 |
| siege of Samaria (c. 725–722 BCE) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T651037 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Samaria Context triple: [Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel, mainPhase, Siege of Samaria]
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Siege of Tyre
The Siege of Tyre was Alexander the Great’s famous 332 BC assault on the heavily fortified Phoenician island city, marked by the construction of a massive causeway and resulting in a decisive Macedonian victory that secured control of the eastern Mediterranean.
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Siege of Segusio
The Siege of Segusio was a military engagement in 312 AD during Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy, forming part of the civil war that culminated in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
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Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
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Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Samaria Target entity description: The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
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A.
Siege of Tyre
The Siege of Tyre was Alexander the Great’s famous 332 BC assault on the heavily fortified Phoenician island city, marked by the construction of a massive causeway and resulting in a decisive Macedonian victory that secured control of the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Siege of Segusio
The Siege of Segusio was a military engagement in 312 AD during Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy, forming part of the civil war that culminated in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
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C.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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D.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
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E.
Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian military campaign
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ten Lost Tribes of Israel
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surface form:
“Ten Lost Tribes” of Israel
|
| capitalOf |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
|
| cause | rebellion of the Kingdom of Israel against Assyrian rule ⓘ |
| combatant |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Assyria ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian Empire
|
| commander |
Sargon II
ⓘ
Shalmaneser V ⓘ |
| conflict | Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Assyria ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian Empire
|
| date | 722 BCE ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age II ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Assyrian resettlement policies in former Israelite territories
ⓘ
formation of Assyrian provinces in the former Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | central highlands of ancient Palestine ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Assyrian policy of mass deportations
ⓘ
expansion of Assyrian provincial administration in the west ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Samaria ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of 2 Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
2 Kings 17
Assyrian royal inscriptions ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
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| partOf |
Neo-Assyrian expansion
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian expansion in the Levant
|
| politicalConsequence | dissolution of the northern Israelite monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian campaigns in the Levant under Tiglath-Pileser III
|
| region |
Ancient Near East
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Near East
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| religiousConsequence | major event in biblical prophetic interpretation ⓘ |
| result |
Assyrian annexation of the territory of the Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
Assyrian victory ⓘ deportation of large parts of the Israelite population ⓘ end of the northern Kingdom of Israel as an independent state ⓘ Fall of Samaria ⓘ
surface form:
fall of Samaria
|
| significance |
decisive event in the history of ancient Israel
ⓘ
key step in Assyrian domination of the Levant ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| typeOfEvent | siege warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Samaria Description of subject: The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Assyrian siege of Samaria
this entity surface form:
siege of Samaria
this entity surface form:
siege of Samaria (c. 725–722 BCE)
this entity surface form:
Siege of Samaria by Arameans
this entity surface form:
siege of Samaria
this entity surface form:
fall of Samaria