Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor

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invasion military campaign

The Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor was Alexander the Great’s initial large-scale offensive against the Persian Empire, marking the beginning of his conquest of Asia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Crossing of the Hellespont by Alexander the Great	1
Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor canonical	1
Macedonian invasion of the Persian Empire	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507825 — 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: Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor
Context triple: [Asian campaign, cause, Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor]

A. Macedonian Wars
The Macedonian Wars were a series of conflicts in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE in which the Roman Republic fought and ultimately defeated the Hellenistic kingdom of Macedon, leading to Roman dominance in Greece.
B. Corinth campaign
The Corinth campaign was a series of Union operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War aimed at capturing the strategically vital railroad junction of Corinth, Mississippi, in 1862.
C. Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
D. 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.
E. Salonika Expedition
The Salonika Expedition was an Allied military campaign during World War I in the Balkans, centered on forces based around the Greek port city of Salonika (Thessaloniki) to oppose Central Powers operations in the region.
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: Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor
Target entity description: The Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor was Alexander the Great’s initial large-scale offensive against the Persian Empire, marking the beginning of his conquest of Asia.

A. Macedonian Wars
The Macedonian Wars were a series of conflicts in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE in which the Roman Republic fought and ultimately defeated the Hellenistic kingdom of Macedon, leading to Roman dominance in Greece.
B. Corinth campaign
The Corinth campaign was a series of Union operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War aimed at capturing the strategically vital railroad junction of Corinth, Mississippi, in 1862.
C. Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
D. 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.
E. Salonika Expedition
The Salonika Expedition was an Allied military campaign during World War I in the Balkans, centered on forces based around the Greek port city of Salonika (Thessaloniki) to oppose Central Powers operations in the region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	invasion ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
chronologyWithin	early phase of Alexander’s Asian campaign ⓘ
commandedBy	Alexander the Great ⓘ
conflictType	offensive campaign ⓘ
conflictWith	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
describedBySource	Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander ⓘ Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica ⓘ linked to: Diodorus Siculus Plutarch’s Life of Alexander ⓘ linked to: Life of Alexander
followedBy	Battle of Issus ⓘ Siege of Tyre (332 BC) ⓘ linked to: Siege of Tyre
hasCause	Alexander’s campaign against the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ Macedonian objective to liberate Greek cities in Asia Minor ⓘ
hasEffect	beginning of Alexander’s conquest of Asia ⓘ collapse of Persian control in western Asia Minor ⓘ transfer of Greek cities in Asia Minor to Macedonian control ⓘ
hasLocation	Asia Minor ⓘ Granicus River ⓘ Hellespont ⓘ linked to: Dardanelles Western Anatolia ⓘ
hasObjective	assertion of Macedonian hegemony over Greek cities in Asia Minor ⓘ defeat of Persian forces in Asia Minor ⓘ securing a bridgehead in Asia for further campaigns ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of the Granicus ⓘ linked to: Battle of Granicus crossing of the Hellespont ⓘ sieges and occupations of Asia Minor cities ⓘ
hasParticipant	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ Alexander the Great ⓘ Macedonian army ⓘ Persian satrapal forces ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Hellenistic period (early phase) ⓘ
leader	Alexander III of Macedon ⓘ
notableEvent	Alexander’s symbolic visit to Troy ⓘ
opposedBy	Achaemenid satraps of Asia Minor ⓘ linked to: Persian satraps Persian cavalry and Greek mercenaries ⓘ
partOf	Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ linked to: Invasion of the Achaemenid Empire Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ
precededBy	Philip II’s preparations for war against Persia ⓘ consolidation of Macedonian control over Greece ⓘ
result	Macedonian victory ⓘ end of Persian dominance in western Asia Minor ⓘ
startTime	334 BC ⓘ
uses	Companion cavalry ⓘ Macedonian phalanx ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Asian campaign → cause → Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor ⓘ

Battle of the Granicus → precededBy → Crossing of the Hellespont by Alexander the Great ⓘ

subject linked to: Battle of Granicus

linked to: Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor

Alexander’s Asian campaign → cause → Macedonian invasion of the Persian Empire ⓘ