Pleistarchus of Sparta
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Pleistarchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, son of Leonidas I and Gorgo, whose early reign was overseen by the regent Pausanias.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pleistarchus of Sparta canonical | 2 |
| Pleistarchus (son of Leonidas I) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12103005 — 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: Pleistarchus of Sparta Context triple: [Pausanias of Sparta, regencyFor, Pleistarchus of Sparta]
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Cleombrotus I of Sparta
Cleombrotus I of Sparta was a 4th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, best known for leading the Spartan forces to defeat and death at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, which marked the end of Sparta’s military supremacy in Greece.
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Anaxandridas II of Sparta
Anaxandridas II of Sparta was a 6th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta, notable as the father of King Leonidas I and a key figure in the lineage that led Sparta during the Persian Wars.
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Areus I of Sparta
Areus I of Sparta was a 3rd-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty known for his efforts to revive Spartan power and his involvement in the Hellenistic conflicts against Macedon.
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D.
Clearchus of Sparta
Clearchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan general best known for commanding Greek mercenaries in Cyrus the Younger's campaign against Artaxerxes II, as famously recounted in Xenophon's Anabasis.
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E.
Cleomenes III of Sparta
Cleomenes III of Sparta was a reformist Spartan king of the 3rd century BCE who attempted to restore traditional Spartan institutions and expand Spartan power before being defeated by the Macedonians.
- 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: Pleistarchus of Sparta Target entity description: Pleistarchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, son of Leonidas I and Gorgo, whose early reign was overseen by the regent Pausanias.
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A.
Cleombrotus I of Sparta
Cleombrotus I of Sparta was a 4th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, best known for leading the Spartan forces to defeat and death at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, which marked the end of Sparta’s military supremacy in Greece.
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B.
Anaxandridas II of Sparta
Anaxandridas II of Sparta was a 6th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta, notable as the father of King Leonidas I and a key figure in the lineage that led Sparta during the Persian Wars.
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C.
Areus I of Sparta
Areus I of Sparta was a 3rd-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty known for his efforts to revive Spartan power and his involvement in the Hellenistic conflicts against Macedon.
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D.
Clearchus of Sparta
Clearchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan general best known for commanding Greek mercenaries in Cyrus the Younger's campaign against Artaxerxes II, as famously recounted in Xenophon's Anabasis.
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E.
Cleomenes III of Sparta
Cleomenes III of Sparta was a reformist Spartan king of the 3rd century BCE who attempted to restore traditional Spartan institutions and expand Spartan power before being defeated by the Macedonians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pleistarchus of Sparta