Aram-Damascus kingdom

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Aramean state Syro-Aramean polity ancient kingdom

The Aram-Damascus kingdom was an ancient Aramean state centered on the city of Damascus that played a major political and military role in the Levant during the first millennium BCE.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Kingdom of Aram-Damascus	3
Aramean kingdom of Damascus	2
Kingdom of Damascus	2
Aram (Aramean states)	1
Aram-Damascus kingdom canonical	1
Aramean kingdoms	1
Ben-hadad of Aram (temporary alliance)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3718883 — 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: Aram-Damascus kingdom
Context triple: [Tiglath-Pileser III, conquered, Aram-Damascus kingdom]

A. Kingdom of Tyre
The Kingdom of Tyre was an ancient Phoenician maritime city-state renowned for its powerful navy, extensive Mediterranean trade networks, and production of the prized Tyrian purple dye.
B. Kingdom of Urartu
The Kingdom of Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands, known for its advanced fortress architecture, irrigation systems, and as a major rival of Assyria in the Near East.
C. Nabataean kingdom
The Nabataean kingdom was an ancient Arab state centered on the city of Petra that flourished as a major trading hub in the Near East from around the 4th century BCE until its annexation by the Roman Empire.
D. Kalhu
Kalhu, also known as Nimrud, was a prominent ancient Assyrian city that served as a royal capital and major administrative and cultural center of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
E. Minaean kingdom
The Minaean kingdom was an ancient South Arabian state in what is now Yemen, known for its caravan trade and use of the Old South Arabian language.
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: Aram-Damascus kingdom
Target entity description: The Aram-Damascus kingdom was an ancient Aramean state centered on the city of Damascus that played a major political and military role in the Levant during the first millennium BCE.

A. Kingdom of Tyre
The Kingdom of Tyre was an ancient Phoenician maritime city-state renowned for its powerful navy, extensive Mediterranean trade networks, and production of the prized Tyrian purple dye.
B. Kingdom of Urartu
The Kingdom of Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands, known for its advanced fortress architecture, irrigation systems, and as a major rival of Assyria in the Near East.
C. Nabataean kingdom
The Nabataean kingdom was an ancient Arab state centered on the city of Petra that flourished as a major trading hub in the Near East from around the 4th century BCE until its annexation by the Roman Empire.
D. Kalhu
Kalhu, also known as Nimrud, was a prominent ancient Assyrian city that served as a royal capital and major administrative and cultural center of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
E. Minaean kingdom
The Minaean kingdom was an ancient South Arabian state in what is now Yemen, known for its caravan trade and use of the Old South Arabian language.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Aramean state ⓘ Syro-Aramean polity ⓘ ancient kingdom ⓘ
alliedWith	Kingdom of Israel ⓘ linked to: Northern Kingdom of Israel other Levantine states ⓘ
conflictWith	Kingdom of Israel ⓘ linked to: Northern Kingdom of Israel Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
conqueredBy	Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ Tiglath-Pileser III ⓘ
culture	Aramean culture ⓘ
dynasty	Hazaelid dynasty ⓘ
economy	agriculture ⓘ regional trade ⓘ
engagedIn	Syro-Ephraimite War ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Arameans ⓘ
fallDate	8th century BCE ⓘ
fallEvent	Assyrian conquest of Damascus ⓘ
floruit	8th century BCE ⓘ 9th century BCE ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
hasCapital	Damascus ⓘ
language	Aramaic ⓘ
locatedIn	Ancient Near East ⓘ Damascus ⓘ Levant ⓘ linked to: Levant region Syria ⓘ
majorCity	Damascus ⓘ
mentionedIn	Assyrian royal inscriptions ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh
militaryRole	major military actor in the Levant ⓘ
neighbor	Kingdom of Israel ⓘ linked to: Northern Kingdom of Israel Kingdom of Judah ⓘ Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ Phoenician city-states ⓘ
opponentIn	Syro-Ephraimite War ⓘ
partOf	Syro-Palestinian region ⓘ
peakUnder	Hazael ⓘ linked to: Hazael of Aram-Damascus
politicalRole	regional power in the Levant ⓘ
religion	West Semitic religion ⓘ
ruler	Ben-Hadad I ⓘ linked to: Ben-hadad of Aram Ben-Hadad II ⓘ linked to: Ben-hadad of Aram Hazael ⓘ linked to: Hazael of Aram-Damascus Rezin ⓘ
strategicLocation	trade routes between Mesopotamia and Mediterranean ⓘ
successorState	Assyrian province of Damascus ⓘ
timePeriod	1st millennium BCE ⓘ

How these facts were elicited