Ochus (Artaxerxes III of Persia)
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Ochus, better known as Artaxerxes III, was a powerful 4th-century BCE Achaemenid king of Persia noted for reconsolidating the empire and brutally suppressing revolts before being assassinated.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ochus (Artaxerxes III of Persia) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18987792 — 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: Ochus (Artaxerxes III of Persia) Context triple: [Ariaspes, sibling, Ochus (Artaxerxes III of Persia)]
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Barzapharnes
Barzapharnes was a Parthian military commander known for leading Parthian forces during their incursions into Roman-controlled territories in the 1st century BCE.
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B.
Pixodarus
Pixodarus was a 4th-century BCE satrap of Caria and member of the Hecatomnid ruling family, known for his political maneuvering between Persian and Macedonian powers.
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C.
Artaserse
Artaserse is an opera seria by Johann Christian Bach, composed in the 18th century and based on a libretto by Metastasio about the Persian king Artaxerxes.
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D.
Psammuthes
Psammuthes was a short-reigning pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Twenty-ninth Dynasty, known primarily from sparse historical records and later king lists.
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E.
Xerxes II of Persia
Xerxes II of Persia was a short-reigning Achaemenid king who briefly ruled the Persian Empire in the 5th century BCE before being assassinated amid dynastic struggles.
- 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: Ochus (Artaxerxes III of Persia) Target entity description: Ochus, better known as Artaxerxes III, was a powerful 4th-century BCE Achaemenid king of Persia noted for reconsolidating the empire and brutally suppressing revolts before being assassinated.
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A.
Barzapharnes
Barzapharnes was a Parthian military commander known for leading Parthian forces during their incursions into Roman-controlled territories in the 1st century BCE.
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B.
Pixodarus
Pixodarus was a 4th-century BCE satrap of Caria and member of the Hecatomnid ruling family, known for his political maneuvering between Persian and Macedonian powers.
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C.
Artaserse
Artaserse is an opera seria by Johann Christian Bach, composed in the 18th century and based on a libretto by Metastasio about the Persian king Artaxerxes.
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D.
Psammuthes
Psammuthes was a short-reigning pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Twenty-ninth Dynasty, known primarily from sparse historical records and later king lists.
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E.
Xerxes II of Persia
Xerxes II of Persia was a short-reigning Achaemenid king who briefly ruled the Persian Empire in the 5th century BCE before being assassinated amid dynastic struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.