Al‑Khandaq
E148656
Al‑Khandaq is the Arabic name for the historic Battle of the Trench, a pivotal early Islamic military engagement near Medina in 627 CE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al‑Khandaq canonical | 1 |
| al-Khandaq | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1296182 — 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: Al‑Khandaq Context triple: [Battle of the Trench, hasAlias, Al‑Khandaq]
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A.
Ain El Mreisseh
Ain El Mreisseh is a coastal neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its seaside promenade, hotels, and proximity to the city’s central districts.
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B.
Hatra
Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
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C.
Zuqāq al-Midaqq
Zuqāq al-Midaqq is the original Arabic title of Naguib Mahfouz’s famous novel "Midaq Alley," which portrays the lives of residents in a crowded Cairo backstreet during the 1940s.
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D.
Bab al-Kalabsha
Bab al-Kalabsha is the original Nubian site in southern Egypt where the ancient Temple of Kalabsha once stood before being relocated due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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E.
Mandsaur
Mandsaur is a prominent city in northwestern Madhya Pradesh, India, known for its historical significance and agricultural and industrial economy.
- 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: Al‑Khandaq Target entity description: Al‑Khandaq is the Arabic name for the historic Battle of the Trench, a pivotal early Islamic military engagement near Medina in 627 CE.
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A.
Ain El Mreisseh
Ain El Mreisseh is a coastal neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its seaside promenade, hotels, and proximity to the city’s central districts.
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B.
Hatra
Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
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C.
Zuqāq al-Midaqq
Zuqāq al-Midaqq is the original Arabic title of Naguib Mahfouz’s famous novel "Midaq Alley," which portrays the lives of residents in a crowded Cairo backstreet during the 1940s.
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D.
Bab al-Kalabsha
Bab al-Kalabsha is the original Nubian site in southern Egypt where the ancient Temple of Kalabsha once stood before being relocated due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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E.
Mandsaur
Mandsaur is a prominent city in northwestern Madhya Pradesh, India, known for its historical significance and agricultural and industrial economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
early Islamic battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe |
Ansar
ⓘ
surface form:
Ansar of Medina
Hijra ⓘ
surface form:
Muhajirun
|
| belligerent |
Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza (later phase, locally)
ⓘ
Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
surface form:
Muslim community of Medina
Quraysh ⓘ
surface form:
Quraysh of Mecca
confederate pagan Arab tribes ⓘ |
| coalitionName |
Ghazwat al‑Ahzab
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Ahzab (the Confederates)
|
| commander | Muhammad ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Muhammad’s military campaigns ⓘ |
| consequence |
end of large-scale Meccan attempts to destroy Medina
ⓘ
shift of strategic initiative to Muslims ⓘ |
| date | 627 CE ⓘ |
| dateHijri | 5 AH ⓘ |
| divineAssistanceBelief | God sent wind and fear against the Confederates ⓘ |
| followedBy | events leading to the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Battle of the Trench
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Ditch
Battle of the Trench ⓘ Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ
surface form:
Ghazwat al-Ahzab
Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ
surface form:
Ghazwat al-Khandaq
|
| hasArabicName | غزوة الخندق ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Prophetic era in Islam ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Salman al-Farisi’s suggestion ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Islamic sira literature
ⓘ
hadith collections ⓘ |
| militaryInnovation | use of trench warfare in Arabia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | defensive trench dug around Medina ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Salman al-Farisi ⓘ Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
ⓘ
Amr ibn Abd Wudd ⓘ Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ |
| partOf | early Muslim–Meccan conflicts ⓘ |
| precedes | Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Badr
ⓘ
Battle of Uhud ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | pivotal event in early Islamic history ⓘ |
| result |
decisive defensive victory for Muslims
ⓘ
failure of Meccan siege of Medina ⓘ |
| strategyType | defensive warfare ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Medina ⓘ |
| typeOfSiege | coalition siege ⓘ |
| weatherCondition | strong winds and cold ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al‑Khandaq Description of subject: Al‑Khandaq is the Arabic name for the historic Battle of the Trench, a pivotal early Islamic military engagement near Medina in 627 CE.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-Khandaq