Abbasid uprising in Khorasan
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The Abbasid uprising in Khorasan was a pivotal 8th-century revolt that mobilized local discontent and military support to overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate and establish Abbasid rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abbasid movement in Khurasan | 1 |
| Abbasid uprising in Khorasan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2020061 — 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: Abbasid uprising in Khorasan Context triple: [Third Fitna, significantEvent, Abbasid uprising in Khorasan]
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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.
Muslim conquest of Persia
The Muslim conquest of Persia was the 7th-century series of campaigns in which Arab Muslim armies overthrew the Sasanian Empire and incorporated its territories into the early Islamic caliphate.
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C.
Sheba’s rebellion
Sheba’s rebellion was a brief insurrection against King David in the Hebrew Bible, led by the Benjaminite Sheba son of Bichri and recounted in 2 Samuel.
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D.
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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E.
Umayyad conquest of Sindh
The Umayyad conquest of Sindh was an early 8th-century Arab military campaign that brought parts of the northwestern Indian subcontinent under the control of the Umayyad Caliphate, marking the beginning of sustained Muslim rule in the region.
- 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: Abbasid uprising in Khorasan Target entity description: The Abbasid uprising in Khorasan was a pivotal 8th-century revolt that mobilized local discontent and military support to overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate and establish Abbasid rule.
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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.
Muslim conquest of Persia
The Muslim conquest of Persia was the 7th-century series of campaigns in which Arab Muslim armies overthrew the Sasanian Empire and incorporated its territories into the early Islamic caliphate.
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C.
Sheba’s rebellion
Sheba’s rebellion was a brief insurrection against King David in the Hebrew Bible, led by the Benjaminite Sheba son of Bichri and recounted in 2 Samuel.
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D.
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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E.
Umayyad conquest of Sindh
The Umayyad conquest of Sindh was an early 8th-century Arab military campaign that brought parts of the northwestern Indian subcontinent under the control of the Umayyad Caliphate, marking the beginning of sustained Muslim rule in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ revolt ⓘ |
| chronologicalPrecedence | Battle of the Zab ⓘ |
| commander |
Abu Muslim
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Muslim al-Khurasani
|
| endTime | 750 ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of Abbasid power in Iraq and the central Islamic lands ⓘ |
| goal |
to depose the Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
to establish Abbasid rule ⓘ |
| hasCause |
grievances of non-Arab Muslims (mawali)
ⓘ
local discontent with Umayyad rule ⓘ religious opposition to Umayyad policies ⓘ support for the Abbasid family ⓘ tribal tensions in the Umayyad army ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
end of Umayyad political dominance in the eastern Islamic world
ⓘ
establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ rise of the Abbasid black-banner movement ⓘ transfer of the caliphal capital from Syria to Iraq ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation |
Khorasan
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Marw ⓘ Transoxiana ⓘ eastern Islamic world ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | early Islamic Iran ⓘ |
| influenced |
formation of the Abbasid Khurasani army
ⓘ
shift of Islamic political center to Iraq ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Nasr ibn Sayyar ⓘ |
| participant |
Banu Hashim
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid family
Abu Muslim ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Muslim al-Khurasani
Khurasani Arabs ⓘ
surface form:
Khurasani Arab tribes
Nasr ibn Sayyar ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ local Iranian populations ⓘ non-Arab Muslim converts (mawali) ⓘ |
| partOf | Abbasid Revolution ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Umayyad–Abbasid conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad–Abbasid rivalry
|
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of Umayyad authority in the East
ⓘ
victory of the Abbasid movement ⓘ |
| significance |
mobilized local discontent and military support in Khorasan against the Umayyads
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pivotal event in the transition from Umayyad to Abbasid rule ⓘ |
| startTime | 747 ⓘ |
| supported |
as-Saffah
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surface form:
Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah
Ibrahim al-Imam ⓘ |
| usedSymbol | black banners ⓘ |
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Subject: Abbasid uprising in Khorasan Description of subject: The Abbasid uprising in Khorasan was a pivotal 8th-century revolt that mobilized local discontent and military support to overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate and establish Abbasid rule.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abbasid movement in Khurasan