Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus
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Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus were the Muslim armies of the Iberian-based Umayyad Caliphate that expanded into and campaigned across parts of Western Europe in the early 8th century.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muslim armies of al-Andalus | 1 |
| Muslim forces of al-Andalus | 1 |
| Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus canonical | 1 |
| Umayyad forces in al-Andalus | 1 |
| Umayyad land forces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus Context triple: [Battle of Tours, combatant2, Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus]
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Abbasid forces
Abbasid forces were the military supporters of the Abbasid family whose victory over the Umayyads enabled the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-8th century.
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Rashidun forces of Medina
The Rashidun forces of Medina were the early Muslim army under the leadership of the Prophet Muhammad and the nascent Rashidun Caliphate, central to the Islamic community’s military campaigns in 7th-century Arabia.
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Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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Muslim Moors
Muslim Moors are a Muslim ethnic community of Arab and local descent primarily found in Sri Lanka, historically known for their role in trade and cultural exchange.
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Mahdist Ansar forces
The Mahdist Ansar forces were the Sudanese Islamist rebel army loyal to Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi that waged a successful jihad against Egyptian and British control in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus Target entity description: Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus were the Muslim armies of the Iberian-based Umayyad Caliphate that expanded into and campaigned across parts of Western Europe in the early 8th century.
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A.
Abbasid forces
Abbasid forces were the military supporters of the Abbasid family whose victory over the Umayyads enabled the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-8th century.
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B.
Rashidun forces of Medina
The Rashidun forces of Medina were the early Muslim army under the leadership of the Prophet Muhammad and the nascent Rashidun Caliphate, central to the Islamic community’s military campaigns in 7th-century Arabia.
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C.
Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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D.
Muslim Moors
Muslim Moors are a Muslim ethnic community of Arab and local descent primarily found in Sri Lanka, historically known for their role in trade and cultural exchange.
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E.
Mahdist Ansar forces
The Mahdist Ansar forces were the Sudanese Islamist rebel army loyal to Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi that waged a successful jihad against Egyptian and British control in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
military force ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
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surface form:
Umayyad Caliph of Damascus
|
| baseOfOperations |
Andalusia
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Andalus
Córdoba ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Bordeaux (732)
ⓘ
Battle of Toulouse (721) ⓘ Battle of Tours ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Tours (732)
Siege of Narbonne (719–720) ⓘ Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ Umayyad expansion into Gaul ⓘ campaigns in Septimania ⓘ |
| country |
Andalusia
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surface form:
Al-Andalus
|
| ethnicComposition |
Arabs
ⓘ
Berbers ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
Narbonne
ⓘ
other strongholds in Septimania ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
represented the northernmost military expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate in Western Europe
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their defeat at Tours (732) marked a limit to Umayyad expansion into Frankish territories ⓘ |
| ideology | Islamic expansion ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Anbasa ibn Abi Sufyan
ⓘ
surface form:
Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi
al-Samh ibn Mālik al-Khawlānī ⓘ Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi ⓘ
surface form:
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ghāfiqī
|
| objective |
spread of Islamic rule
ⓘ
territorial expansion into Western Europe ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Aquitaine
ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Kingdom
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Languedoc ⓘ
surface form:
Septimania
Western Europe ⓘ |
| opponent |
Duchy of Aquitaine
ⓘ
Frankish forces under Charles Martel ⓘ Visigothic army ⓘ
surface form:
Visigothic nobles
|
| partOf | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| resultOf |
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
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surface form:
Umayyad conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom
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| timePeriod |
c. 711–732
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early 8th century ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
cavalry charges
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raids (ghazw) ⓘ |
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Subject: Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus Description of subject: Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus were the Muslim armies of the Iberian-based Umayyad Caliphate that expanded into and campaigned across parts of Western Europe in the early 8th century.
Referenced by (5)
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