Mursili II
E193305
Mursili II was a powerful Hittite king of the late 14th century BCE who consolidated and expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and internal reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mursili II canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1734740 — 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: Mursili II Context triple: [Hittite Empire, peakUnder, Mursili II]
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A.
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
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B.
Shalmaneser V
Shalmaneser V was a Neo-Assyrian king in the late 8th century BCE, best known for his military campaigns in the Levant and the siege of Samaria that led to the fall of the Kingdom of Israel.
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C.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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D.
Sargon II
Sargon II was a Neo-Assyrian king (reigned 722–705 BCE) known for his military campaigns, including the subjugation of Israel and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
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E.
King Omri
King Omri was a 9th-century BCE ruler of the northern Kingdom of Israel known for establishing a powerful dynasty and strengthening the kingdom’s political and economic position.
- 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: Mursili II Target entity description: Mursili II was a powerful Hittite king of the late 14th century BCE who consolidated and expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and internal reforms.
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A.
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
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B.
Shalmaneser V
Shalmaneser V was a Neo-Assyrian king in the late 8th century BCE, best known for his military campaigns in the Levant and the siege of Samaria that led to the fall of the Kingdom of Israel.
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C.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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D.
Sargon II
Sargon II was a Neo-Assyrian king (reigned 722–705 BCE) known for his military campaigns, including the subjugation of Israel and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
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E.
King Omri
King Omri was a 9th-century BCE ruler of the northern Kingdom of Israel known for establishing a powerful dynasty and strengthening the kingdom’s political and economic position.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite king
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Hittite plague of the 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| capital |
Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| child |
Halpasulupi
ⓘ
Hattusili III ⓘ Muwatalli II ⓘ |
| conflict |
campaigns against Kaska peoples
ⓘ
campaigns in Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ wars with Arzawa ⓘ |
| country | Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Hattusa (probable)
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| dynasty |
Hittite New Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite Empire
|
| era | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Hittites
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite Empire
|
| father | Suppiluliuma I ⓘ |
| floruit | late 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| governmentForm | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
New Kingdom of the Hittite Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite Empire
|
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
campaigns in Syria ⓘ consolidation of Hittite Empire ⓘ detailed annals ⓘ military campaigns against Arzawa ⓘ religious reforms ⓘ |
| language |
Hittite language
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite (Nesite)
|
| mother | Henti ⓘ |
| notableWork | Plague Prayers of Mursili II ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Hittites ⓘ |
| predecessor | Arnuwanda II ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Anatolia
ⓘ
northern Syria ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1295 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1321 BCE ⓘ |
| relative |
Mursili I (namesake predecessor)
ⓘ
Telepinu (ancestor) ⓘ |
| religion | Hittite religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Suppiluliuma ⓘ |
| sibling | Arnuwanda II ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
Hittite royal annals
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite archives
cuneiform tablets from Hattusa ⓘ |
| spouse |
Gassulawiya
ⓘ
Tanuhepa ⓘ |
| successIn | reasserting Hittite control over vassal states ⓘ |
| successor | Muwatalli II ⓘ |
| title |
Great King
ⓘ
Labarna ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mursili II Description of subject: Mursili II was a powerful Hittite king of the late 14th century BCE who consolidated and expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and internal reforms.
Referenced by (4)
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