siege of Aornos
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The siege of Aornos was a major military operation during Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign, in which he captured a supposedly impregnable mountain stronghold in present-day Pakistan.
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| siege of Aornos canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: siege of Aornos Context triple: [Indian campaign, includesEvent, siege of Aornos]
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Siege of Dorostolon
The Siege of Dorostolon was a major 971 military confrontation between Kievan Rus' forces under Sviatoslav I and the Byzantine Empire, marking the end of Rus' campaigns in the Balkans.
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B.
Battle of Azanulbizar
The Battle of Azanulbizar is a major conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium where the Dwarves fought a decisive and bloody battle against the orcs outside the eastern gate of Moria.
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siege of Eion
The siege of Eion was an early 5th-century BC Athenian military campaign against a Persian-held stronghold in Thrace, marking one of the first major operations of the Delian League.
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sack of Erebor
The sack of Erebor is the devastating attack in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium when the dragon Smaug destroyed the Dwarven kingdom under the Lonely Mountain, driving out its people and seizing its vast treasure.
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E.
Battle of Tzirallum
The Battle of Tzirallum was a pivotal 313 AD clash in the Roman civil wars in which Licinius decisively defeated Maximinus Daia, helping secure his control over the Eastern Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: siege of Aornos Target entity description: The siege of Aornos was a major military operation during Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign, in which he captured a supposedly impregnable mountain stronghold in present-day Pakistan.
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A.
Siege of Dorostolon
The Siege of Dorostolon was a major 971 military confrontation between Kievan Rus' forces under Sviatoslav I and the Byzantine Empire, marking the end of Rus' campaigns in the Balkans.
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B.
Battle of Azanulbizar
The Battle of Azanulbizar is a major conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium where the Dwarves fought a decisive and bloody battle against the orcs outside the eastern gate of Moria.
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C.
siege of Eion
The siege of Eion was an early 5th-century BC Athenian military campaign against a Persian-held stronghold in Thrace, marking one of the first major operations of the Delian League.
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D.
sack of Erebor
The sack of Erebor is the devastating attack in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium when the dragon Smaug destroyed the Dwarven kingdom under the Lonely Mountain, driving out its people and seizing its vast treasure.
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E.
Battle of Tzirallum
The Battle of Tzirallum was a pivotal 313 AD clash in the Roman civil wars in which Licinius decisively defeated Maximinus Daia, helping secure his control over the Eastern Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
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siege ⓘ |
| aftermath |
increased Macedonian control over the region
ⓘ
submission of nearby tribes ⓘ |
| aim | to neutralize a strategic stronghold threatening Alexander's rear ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Craterus
ⓘ
Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian hill warfare
ⓘ
Indus River ⓘ Macedonian phalanx ⓘ Swat region ⓘ
linked to:
Swat Valley
|
| combatant |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Macedonian army ⓘ |
| commander | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| conflictOf |
Alexander the Great's Indian campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of Alexander the Great
|
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| describedAs |
impregnable mountain stronghold
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supposedly impregnable ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Arrian's Anabasis of Alexander
ⓘ
linked to:
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
Diodorus Siculus' Bibliotheca historica ⓘ
linked to:
Diodorus Siculus
Quintus Curtius Rufus' Histories of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| followedBy | crossing of the Indus River ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of Alexander's most challenging sieges ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Pakistan ⓘ |
| location |
Aornos
ⓘ
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ present-day Pakistan ⓘ |
| modernScholarDebate | exact identification of the site of Aornos ⓘ |
| mountainStronghold | Aornos ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
natural fortress-like position
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steep cliffs and difficult access ⓘ |
| opponent |
Indian defenders
ⓘ
local defenders ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| possibleSite |
Mount Ilam
ⓘ
Pir-Sar plateau ⓘ |
| precededBy |
siege of Massaga
ⓘ
siege of Ora ⓘ |
| result |
Macedonian victory
ⓘ
capture of Aornos ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated Alexander's siegecraft
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secured Alexander's line of advance into the Indus valley ⓘ |
| strategy |
construction of earthworks and ramps
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use of siege engines ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
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Alexander's Indian campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Mallian campaign of Alexander the Great
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