Revolt of Inaros in Egypt

E319267

military conflict revolt uprising

The Revolt of Inaros in Egypt was a major 5th-century BCE uprising against Achaemenid Persian rule, led by the Libyan prince Inaros II with Athenian support.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Egyptian revolt against Achaemenid Persian rule	1
Egyptian revolt against Artaxerxes I	1
Revolt of Inaros in Egypt canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3001822 — 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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Target entity: Revolt of Inaros in Egypt
Context triple: [Artaxerxes I of Persia, notableEvent, Revolt of Inaros in Egypt]

A. Great Syrian Revolt
The Great Syrian Revolt was a large-scale nationalist uprising (1925–1927) against French colonial rule in Syria that united diverse Syrian factions and became a key milestone in the country’s struggle for independence.
B. Sheba’s rebellion
Sheba’s rebellion was a brief insurrection against King David in the Hebrew Bible, led by the Benjaminite Sheba son of Bichri and recounted in 2 Samuel.
C. Great Illyrian Revolt
The Great Illyrian Revolt was a major uprising of Illyrian tribes against Roman rule in the early 1st century AD that posed one of the most serious military challenges to the Roman Empire in the Balkans.
D. revolt of Naxos
The revolt of Naxos was an early 5th-century BCE uprising by the island polis of Naxos against Athenian dominance within the Delian League, marking one of the first clear signs of Athens’ emerging imperialism.
E. Jewish revolt in Cyprus
The Jewish revolt in Cyprus was a violent uprising by the island’s Jewish community against Roman rule during the Kitos War (115–117 CE), marked by extensive destruction and a harsh Roman crackdown.
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: Revolt of Inaros in Egypt
Target entity description: The Revolt of Inaros in Egypt was a major 5th-century BCE uprising against Achaemenid Persian rule, led by the Libyan prince Inaros II with Athenian support.

A. Great Syrian Revolt
The Great Syrian Revolt was a large-scale nationalist uprising (1925–1927) against French colonial rule in Syria that united diverse Syrian factions and became a key milestone in the country’s struggle for independence.
B. Sheba’s rebellion
Sheba’s rebellion was a brief insurrection against King David in the Hebrew Bible, led by the Benjaminite Sheba son of Bichri and recounted in 2 Samuel.
C. Great Illyrian Revolt
The Great Illyrian Revolt was a major uprising of Illyrian tribes against Roman rule in the early 1st century AD that posed one of the most serious military challenges to the Roman Empire in the Balkans.
D. revolt of Naxos
The revolt of Naxos was an early 5th-century BCE uprising by the island polis of Naxos against Athenian dominance within the Delian League, marking one of the first clear signs of Athens’ emerging imperialism.
E. Jewish revolt in Cyprus
The Jewish revolt in Cyprus was a violent uprising by the island’s Jewish community against Roman rule during the Kitos War (115–117 CE), marked by extensive destruction and a harsh Roman crackdown.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ
aftermath	loss of Athenian expeditionary force in Egypt ⓘ tightening of Persian control over Egypt ⓘ
alliedWith	Athens ⓘ Libyan forces ⓘ
cause	desire for Egyptian independence ⓘ resistance to Achaemenid rule in Egypt ⓘ
conflictDuring	Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
describedIn	Histories by Herodotus ⓘ linked to: works of Herodotus works of Thucydides ⓘ
endTime	c. 454 BCE ⓘ
hasCommander	Achaemenes ⓘ Athenian generals ⓘ Charitimides ⓘ Inaros II ⓘ Megabyzus ⓘ
hasLeader	Inaros II ⓘ
hasLocation	Byblos ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Memphis ⓘ Nile Delta ⓘ Papremis ⓘ
hasOutcome	execution of Inaros II at Susa ⓘ
hasParticipant	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ Artaxerxes I ⓘ linked to: Artaxerxes I of Persia Athens ⓘ Egyptian rebels ⓘ Inaros II ⓘ
notableEvent	Athenian fleet intervention in the Nile ⓘ battle near Papremis ⓘ siege of the White Castle in Memphis ⓘ
opponent	Artaxerxes I of Persia ⓘ
opposedBy	Achaemenes ⓘ Achaemenid Persian forces ⓘ linked to: Persian army Megabyzus ⓘ
partOf	Egyptian resistance to Achaemenid rule ⓘ
result	Achaemenid victory ⓘ capture and execution of Inaros II ⓘ suppression of Egyptian revolt ⓘ
startTime	c. 460 BCE ⓘ
supportedBy	Athens ⓘ Delian League ⓘ
temporalLocation	5th century BCE ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Artaxerxes I of Persia → notableEvent → Revolt of Inaros in Egypt ⓘ

Inaros II → conflict → Egyptian revolt against Artaxerxes I ⓘ

linked to: Revolt of Inaros in Egypt

Charitimides → conflict → Egyptian revolt against Achaemenid Persian rule ⓘ