Battle of Ipsus
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The Battle of Ipsus was a decisive 301 BC clash among Alexander the Great’s former generals that reshaped the Hellenistic world by partitioning his empire into rival successor kingdoms.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Ipsus canonical | 17 |
| Battle of Ipsos | 1 |
| Battle of Ipsus (301 BC) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507943 — 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: Battle of Ipsus Context triple: [Diadochi, notableEvent, Battle of Ipsus]
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Battle of Chaeronea
The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.
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Battle of Magnesia
The Battle of Magnesia was a decisive 190 BC clash in Asia Minor in which Roman forces and their allies defeated the Seleucid king Antiochus III, marking a major shift of power in the Hellenistic world.
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Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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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.
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Battle of the Hydaspes
The Battle of the Hydaspes was a decisive 326 BC clash in Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign, where he defeated King Porus on the banks of the Hydaspes River (modern Jhelum) and secured his easternmost major conquest.
- 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: Battle of Ipsus Target entity description: The Battle of Ipsus was a decisive 301 BC clash among Alexander the Great’s former generals that reshaped the Hellenistic world by partitioning his empire into rival successor kingdoms.
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A.
Battle of Chaeronea
The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.
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B.
Battle of Magnesia
The Battle of Magnesia was a decisive 190 BC clash in Asia Minor in which Roman forces and their allies defeated the Seleucid king Antiochus III, marking a major shift of power in the Hellenistic world.
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C.
Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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D.
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.
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E.
Battle of the Hydaspes
The Battle of the Hydaspes was a decisive 326 BC clash in Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign, where he defeated King Porus on the banks of the Hydaspes River (modern Jhelum) and secured his easternmost major conquest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic-period battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ipsos
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linked to:
Battle of Ipsus
|
| belligerent |
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
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Cassander ⓘ
linked to:
Cassander of Macedon
Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ Lysimachus ⓘ Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| cause | power struggle among Alexander the Great's successors ⓘ |
| commander |
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
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Cassander ⓘ
linked to:
Cassander of Macedon
Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ Lysimachus ⓘ Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| conflictIn | struggle for control of Alexander the Great's empire ⓘ |
| date | 301 BC ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| followedBy | further territorial settlements among the Diadochi ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
decisive battle in the Wars of the Diadochi
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helped fix the division of Alexander the Great's empire into Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ limited the power of the Antigonid dynasty to Macedonia and Greece ⓘ pivotal in the emergence of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
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Cassander ⓘ
linked to:
Cassander of Macedon
Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ Lysimachus ⓘ Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
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Phrygia ⓘ |
| notableFeature | large number of Indian war elephants on the coalition side ⓘ |
| outcome |
consolidation of Seleucid control over much of Asia
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end of Antigonid bid to reunite Alexander's empire ⓘ expansion of Lysimachus' territories in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Salamis (306 BC)
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linked to:
Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)
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| region |
central Anatolia
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linked to:
Central Anatolia Region
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| relatedTo | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| result |
death of Antigonus I Monophthalmus
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decisive defeat of Antigonus I Monophthalmus ⓘ victory of coalition of Seleucus I Nicator and Lysimachus ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Ipsus ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryUnitType |
cavalry
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phalanx infantry ⓘ war elephants ⓘ |
| year | 301 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ipsus Description of subject: The Battle of Ipsus was a decisive 301 BC clash among Alexander the Great’s former generals that reshaped the Hellenistic world by partitioning his empire into rival successor kingdoms.
Referenced by (19)
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