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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:alliedWith
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Confederates included Quraysh, Ghatafan, Banu Asad, Banu Sulaym, Banu Murra
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Trench
gptkb:Ghazwat_al-Khandaq
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gptkbp:casualties
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Confederates: few
Muslims: few
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gptkbp:cause
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gptkb:Siege_of_Medina_by_Meccan-led_coalition
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Muslims_of_Medina
gptkb:Quraysh_of_Mecca
allied Arab tribes
Confederates: ~10,000
Muslims: ~3,000
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Muhammad
gptkb:Abu_Sufyan_ibn_Harb
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gptkbp:date
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627 CE
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 2 weeks
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gptkbp:endOfSiege
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confederate forces withdrew due to weather and lack of supplies
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Banu_Qurayza
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Khandaq
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Medina
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gptkbp:mentionedIn
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gptkb:Quran_(Surah_Al-Ahzab)
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gptkbp:nickname
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named after the trench (khandaq) dug by Muslims
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gptkbp:notableFigure
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Salman the Persian (suggested digging the trench)
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gptkbp:partOf
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Muhammad's campaigns
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Uhud
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gptkbp:religiousSignificance
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important event in Islamic tradition
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gptkbp:result
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Muslim victory
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gptkbp:siege
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Medina was besieged by the confederate forces
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gptkbp:significance
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turning point in early Islamic history
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gptkbp:technology
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digging of a trench around Medina
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Trench
gptkb:Abu_Ayyub_al-Ansari
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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