Suppiluliuma II
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Suppiluliuma II was the final major ruler of the Hittite Empire, presiding over its decline and collapse at the end of the Late Bronze Age.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Suppiluliuma II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1734742 — 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: Suppiluliuma II Context triple: [Hittite Empire, lastGreatKing, Suppiluliuma II]
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A.
Suppiluliuma I
Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE Hittite king who greatly expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering.
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B.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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C.
Catreus
Catreus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of King Minos of Crete whose tragic fate is tied to a prophecy that he would be killed by one of his own children.
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D.
Alidius
Alidius is the given name of Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, a Dutch nobleman and colonial governor who served as the last Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies before and during the early years of World War II.
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E.
Grimus
Grimus is Salman Rushdie’s debut novel, a genre-blending work of science fiction and fantasy that explores themes of identity, immortality, and exile.
- 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: Suppiluliuma II Target entity description: Suppiluliuma II was the final major ruler of the Hittite Empire, presiding over its decline and collapse at the end of the Late Bronze Age.
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A.
Suppiluliuma I
Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE Hittite king who greatly expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering.
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B.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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C.
Catreus
Catreus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of King Minos of Crete whose tragic fate is tied to a prophecy that he would be killed by one of his own children.
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D.
Alidius
Alidius is the given name of Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, a Dutch nobleman and colonial governor who served as the last Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies before and during the early years of World War II.
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E.
Grimus
Grimus is Salman Rushdie’s debut novel, a genre-blending work of science fiction and fantasy that explores themes of identity, immortality, and exile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite king
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ancient Near Eastern ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Late Bronze Age collapse in the Eastern Mediterranean
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linked to:
Late Bronze Age collapse
destruction and abandonment of Hattusa ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Boghazkoy archives
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite archives
inscriptions at Hattusa ⓘ inscriptions at Ugarit (indirectly, via references to Hatti) ⓘ |
| capital |
Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| conflict |
campaigns in western Anatolia
ⓘ
naval war against Alashiya (Cyprus) ⓘ |
| contemporaryEvents |
Sea Peoples incursions in Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
collapse of several Late Bronze Age states ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace | probably Hattusa or central Anatolia ⓘ |
| dynasty |
New Kingdom of Hatti
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite Empire
|
| era | 13th–12th century BCE Near East ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hittites ⓘ |
| father | probably Tudhaliya IV ⓘ |
| givenName | Suppiluliuma ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | last securely attested Hittite king ⓘ |
| historicalUncertainty |
circumstances of death unknown
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exact dates of reign unknown ⓘ |
| inscriptionReports |
military operations in Tarhuntassa region
ⓘ
victory over Alashiya ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the final major ruler of the Hittite Empire
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reign during the decline and collapse of the Hittite state ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Hittite cuneiform inscriptions
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hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions ⓘ |
| language |
Hittite language
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite
|
| legacy |
marks the end of the centralized Hittite kingdom
ⓘ
transition to Neo-Hittite successor states in Syria and Anatolia ⓘ |
| notableAs | last known Great King of the Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Great King of Hatti
ⓘ
King of the Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tudhaliya IV ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Anatolia
ⓘ
northern Syria ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa early 12th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa late 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| religion |
Hittite religion
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linked to:
Anatolian paganism
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| royalHouse |
Hittite royal family of Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite kings
|
| successor | none known ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| title |
Great King
ⓘ
Labarna ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Suppiluliuma II Description of subject: Suppiluliuma II was the final major ruler of the Hittite Empire, presiding over its decline and collapse at the end of the Late Bronze Age.
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