First Syrian War
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The First Syrian War was an early 3rd-century BC conflict between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of Coele-Syria and surrounding territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Syrian War canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4348864 — 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: First Syrian War Context triple: [Syrian Wars, hasPart, First Syrian War]
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A.
Third Syrian War
The Third Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (246–241 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Coele-Syria and the Levant.
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B.
Second Syrian War
The Second Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (c. 260–253 BC) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Coele-Syria and the eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Fifth Syrian War
The Fifth Syrian War was a 3rd-century BC conflict between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, notable for Antiochus III’s major territorial gains in Coele-Syria.
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D.
Fourth Syrian War
The Fourth Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (219–217 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, notable for Antiochus III’s campaigns in Coele-Syria and the decisive Battle of Raphia.
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E.
Sixth Syrian War
The Sixth Syrian War was a 2nd-century BCE conflict in which the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes invaded and temporarily occupied much of Ptolemaic Egypt, prompting Roman intervention that forced his withdrawal.
- 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: First Syrian War Target entity description: The First Syrian War was an early 3rd-century BC conflict between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of Coele-Syria and surrounding territories.
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A.
Third Syrian War
The Third Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (246–241 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Coele-Syria and the Levant.
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B.
Second Syrian War
The Second Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (c. 260–253 BC) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Coele-Syria and the eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Fifth Syrian War
The Fifth Syrian War was a 3rd-century BC conflict between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, notable for Antiochus III’s major territorial gains in Coele-Syria.
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D.
Fourth Syrian War
The Fourth Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (219–217 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, notable for Antiochus III’s campaigns in Coele-Syria and the decisive Battle of Raphia.
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E.
Sixth Syrian War
The Sixth Syrian War was a 2nd-century BCE conflict in which the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes invaded and temporarily occupied much of Ptolemaic Egypt, prompting Roman intervention that forced his withdrawal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic war
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Antiochus I Soter
ⓘ
linked to:
Antiochus I
Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| conflictType | territorial war ⓘ |
| dynastyInvolved |
Ptolemaic dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Lagid dynasty
Seleucid dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Seleucid kings
|
| endTime | 271 BC ⓘ |
| era | post-Alexandrian era ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Syrian War ⓘ |
| follows | Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| hasCause |
control of Coele-Syria
ⓘ
territorial disputes between Ptolemaic Kingdom and Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Anatolia ⓘ Asia Minor ⓘ Coele-Syria ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Levant ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
|
| hasParticipant |
Greek city-states in Asia Minor
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Egypt ⓘ
linked to:
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Ptolemaic fleet ⓘ
linked to:
Ptolemaic navy
Seleucid Syria ⓘ
linked to:
Coele-Syria
Seleucid army ⓘ
linked to:
Seleucid royal army
|
| historicalRegion |
Hellenistic Anatolia
ⓘ
linked to:
Asia Minor
Hellenistic Middle East ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenistic period
|
| languageContext | Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheater | Coele-Syria ⓘ |
| notableFor | early confrontation between Ptolemaic and Seleucid dynasties ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Syrian Wars ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eastern Mediterranean power balance
ⓘ
Ptolemaic–Seleucid rivalry ⓘ |
| result | Ptolemaic victory ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Ptolemaic control of Coele-Syria
ⓘ
confirmation of Ptolemaic naval supremacy in the Aegean ⓘ |
| startTime | 274 BC ⓘ |
| territoryContested |
Coele-Syria
ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ southern Syria ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Syrian War Description of subject: The First Syrian War was an early 3rd-century BC conflict between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of Coele-Syria and surrounding territories.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.