King Darius
E523684
Persian ruler in the Book of Daniel
biblical figure
character in the Hebrew Bible
character in the Old Testament
King Darius is the Persian ruler in the biblical Book of Daniel who reluctantly condemns Daniel to the lions’ den after being bound by his own irrevocable decree.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Darius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5411392 — 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: King Darius Context triple: [Daniel in the lions' den, featuresCharacter, King Darius]
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A.
Darius I of Persia
Darius I of Persia was a powerful Achaemenid king (reigned 522–486 BCE) known for expanding and organizing the Persian Empire, promoting administrative reforms, and supporting major building projects across his realm.
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B.
Darius
Darius is a masculine given name of Persian origin, historically associated with several kings of ancient Persia and still used internationally today.
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C.
Artaxerxes I of Persia
Artaxerxes I of Persia was a 5th-century BCE Achaemenid king best known for ruling a vast Persian Empire and appearing in biblical history as the monarch who interacted with Jewish leaders during the restoration of Jerusalem.
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D.
Darius II of Persia
Darius II of Persia was a king of the Achaemenid Empire who ruled from 423 to 404 BCE, overseeing a period of internal strife and involvement in the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Xerxes II of Persia
Xerxes II of Persia was a short-reigning Achaemenid king who briefly ruled the Persian Empire in the 5th century BCE before being assassinated amid dynastic struggles.
- 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: King Darius Target entity description: King Darius is the Persian ruler in the biblical Book of Daniel who reluctantly condemns Daniel to the lions’ den after being bound by his own irrevocable decree.
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A.
Darius I of Persia
Darius I of Persia was a powerful Achaemenid king (reigned 522–486 BCE) known for expanding and organizing the Persian Empire, promoting administrative reforms, and supporting major building projects across his realm.
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B.
Darius
Darius is a masculine given name of Persian origin, historically associated with several kings of ancient Persia and still used internationally today.
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C.
Artaxerxes I of Persia
Artaxerxes I of Persia was a 5th-century BCE Achaemenid king best known for ruling a vast Persian Empire and appearing in biblical history as the monarch who interacted with Jewish leaders during the restoration of Jerusalem.
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D.
Darius II of Persia
Darius II of Persia was a king of the Achaemenid Empire who ruled from 423 to 404 BCE, overseeing a period of internal strife and involvement in the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Xerxes II of Persia
Xerxes II of Persia was a short-reigning Achaemenid king who briefly ruled the Persian Empire in the 5th century BCE before being assassinated amid dynastic struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian ruler in the Book of Daniel
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ character in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ character in the Old Testament ⓘ |
| acknowledgesDeliveranceBy | God of Daniel ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of Daniel
ⓘ
Christian Old Testament ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| associatedWithEvent | Daniel in the lions’ den ⓘ |
| attributesMiracleTo | God of Daniel ⓘ |
| boundBy |
his own decree
ⓘ
law of the Medes and Persians ⓘ |
| callsOutTo | Daniel ⓘ |
| cannotRevoke | his decree ⓘ |
| condemnationMethod | throwing Daniel into the lions’ den ⓘ |
| condemns | Daniel ⓘ |
| condemnsReluctantly | Daniel ⓘ |
| decreeConsequence | being thrown into the lions’ den ⓘ |
| decreeDuration | thirty days ⓘ |
| fastsFor | Daniel ⓘ |
| goesEarlyTo | lions’ den ⓘ |
| governs | satrapies ⓘ |
| hasDecree | irrevocable law of the Medes and Persians ⓘ |
| hasOfficials |
administrators
ⓘ
satraps ⓘ |
| hasRole | king of the Medes and Persians ⓘ |
| hasTitle | king ⓘ |
| issuesDecreeAbout | prayer to any god or man except the king ⓘ |
| issuesProclamationAbout | God of Daniel ⓘ |
| isTrickedBy | administrators and satraps ⓘ |
| kingdomDescribedAs |
Medo-Persian empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid Empire
|
| languageOfText | Biblical Aramaic ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | apocalyptic court tale ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter | Daniel 6 ⓘ |
| moralCharacterTrait | just but constrained by his own law ⓘ |
| numberOfSatraps | one hundred and twenty ⓘ |
| ordersPunishmentMethod | throwing accusers and their families into the lions’ den ⓘ |
| ordersPunishmentOf | accusers of Daniel ⓘ |
| plansToSetOverKingdom | Daniel ⓘ |
| proclaimsThat |
God of Daniel endures forever
ⓘ
God of Daniel is the living God ⓘ God of Daniel’s dominion will never end ⓘ God of Daniel’s kingdom will not be destroyed ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| seeksToRescue | Daniel ⓘ |
| showsFavorTo | Daniel ⓘ |
| spendsNight | without entertainment ⓘ |
| witnesses | Daniel’s survival in the lions’ den ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: King Darius Description of subject: King Darius is the Persian ruler in the biblical Book of Daniel who reluctantly condemns Daniel to the lions’ den after being bound by his own irrevocable decree.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Daniel in the lions den