Umayyad–Abbasid conflict
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The Umayyad–Abbasid conflict was a protracted 8th-century power struggle in the early Islamic world that culminated in the Abbasid overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate and the establishment of a new ruling dynasty.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Umayyad–Abbasid rivalry | 2 |
| Abbasid–Umayyad conflict | 1 |
| Umayyad–Abbasid conflict canonical | 1 |
| Umayyad–Hashimite conflict | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Umayyad–Abbasid conflict Context triple: [Third Fitna, partOf, Umayyad–Abbasid conflict]
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Ridda Wars
The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the early Rashidun Caliphate to suppress apostasy and rebellion in Arabia following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
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B.
First Fitna
The First Fitna was the first major civil war in early Islamic history, marked by political and religious conflicts over the rightful caliph following the assassination of Uthman and during the caliphate of Ali.
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C.
Arab–Byzantine wars
The Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the early Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East from the 7th to the 11th centuries.
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Ottoman–Wahhabi War
The Ottoman–Wahhabi War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Arabian Peninsula in which the Ottoman Empire, through its Egyptian vassal, crushed the first Saudi state and curtailed the spread of Wahhabi influence.
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E.
Ramadan War
The Ramadan War, more widely known as the Yom Kippur War, was the 1973 conflict in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during a major religious holiday, leading to a pivotal Arab-Israeli war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Umayyad–Abbasid conflict Target entity description: The Umayyad–Abbasid conflict was a protracted 8th-century power struggle in the early Islamic world that culminated in the Abbasid overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate and the establishment of a new ruling dynasty.
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A.
Ridda Wars
The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the early Rashidun Caliphate to suppress apostasy and rebellion in Arabia following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
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B.
First Fitna
The First Fitna was the first major civil war in early Islamic history, marked by political and religious conflicts over the rightful caliph following the assassination of Uthman and during the caliphate of Ali.
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C.
Arab–Byzantine wars
The Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the early Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East from the 7th to the 11th centuries.
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D.
Ottoman–Wahhabi War
The Ottoman–Wahhabi War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Arabian Peninsula in which the Ottoman Empire, through its Egyptian vassal, crushed the first Saudi state and curtailed the spread of Wahhabi influence.
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E.
Ramadan War
The Ramadan War, more widely known as the Yom Kippur War, was the 1973 conflict in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during a major religious holiday, leading to a pivotal Arab-Israeli war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
ⓘ
historical conflict ⓘ power struggle ⓘ |
| cause |
claims of Abbasid family to the caliphate
ⓘ
discontent among non-Arab Muslims (mawali) ⓘ political opposition to Umayyad rule ⓘ regional grievances in Khurasan ⓘ |
| chronologicalPredecessor | Second Fitna ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Abbasid Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid movement
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| endTime | 750 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
Abbasid seizure of Damascus ⓘ Abbasid Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid takeover of Kufa
Battle of the Zab ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early Abbasid period
ⓘ
late Umayyad period ⓘ |
| ideologicalAspect |
competition over leadership of the Muslim community
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use of pro-Hashimite propaganda ⓘ |
| location |
Iraq
ⓘ
Khorasan ⓘ
surface form:
Khurasan
Mesopotamia ⓘ Syria ⓘ early Islamic world ⓘ |
| mainResult |
end of Umayyad rule in most of the Islamic world
ⓘ
establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
massacre of many members of the Umayyad family
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shift of political center from Syria to Iraq ⓘ survival of an Umayyad branch in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| opponent |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid dynasty
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad dynasty
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| partOf |
Islamic civil wars
ⓘ
history of the early Islamic caliphates ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
Battle of the Zab ⓘ |
| significantFigure |
Abu Muslim
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surface form:
Abu Muslim al-Khurasani
Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ⓘ
surface form:
Abu al-ʿAbbās al-Saffāḥ
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (Imam of the Abbasids)
Marwan II ⓘ Al-Mansur ⓘ
surface form:
al-Mansur
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| startTime |
8th century
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c. 740s ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 8th century CE ⓘ |
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Subject: Umayyad–Abbasid conflict Description of subject: The Umayyad–Abbasid conflict was a protracted 8th-century power struggle in the early Islamic world that culminated in the Abbasid overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate and the establishment of a new ruling dynasty.
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