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Ecbatana (/ɛkˈbætənə/) was an ancient city, the capital of the Median kingdom, and the first capital in Iranian history. It later became the summer capital of the Achaemenid and Parthian empires. It was also an important city during the Seleucid and Sasanian empires. Ecbatana was located in the Zagros Mountains, the east of central Mesopotamia, on…
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TTTA extracted 194 structured relationships around Ecbatana. Examples in this analysis include Ecbatana → Abandoned → 1220 and Ecbatana → Area → 75 ha (0.29 sq mi). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecbatana | Abandoned | 1220 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Area | 75 ha (0.29 sq mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Buffer zone | 287 ha (1.11 sq mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Built | 11th century BC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Built by | Deioces | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Condition | In ruins | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Criteria | ii, iii | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Cultures | Persian | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Event | Battle of Ecbatana | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Inscription | 2024 (46th Session) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Location | Hamadan, Hamadan province, Iran | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Management | Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Periods | Median kingdom | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Periods | Achaemenid Empire | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Periods | Parthian Empire | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Periods | Seleucid Empire | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Periods | Sasanian Empire | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Public access | Open | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Reference | 1716 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Region | Zagros Mountains | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | Type | Settlement | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ecbatana | is a | supposed capital of Astyages | 0.90 | text |
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Source: Wikipedia — Ecbatana · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout