Battle of Ctesiphon

Target entity: Battle of Ctesiphon
Context triple: [Indian Expeditionary Force D, notableBattle, Battle of Ctesiphon]

• A. Battle of Qadisiyyah
  The Battle of Qadisiyyah was a decisive 7th-century clash in which Arab Muslim forces defeated the Sasanian Persian Empire, paving the way for the Islamic conquest of Iraq and the collapse of Sasanian power.
• B. Battle of Harran
  The Battle of Harran was a key late 7th-century BC clash in northern Mesopotamia during the decline of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, involving Babylonian and allied forces against the remnants of Assyrian power and their Egyptian supporters.
• C. Battle of the Zab
  The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
• D. Battle of Nahavand
  The Battle of Nahavand was a decisive 7th-century clash in which the Rashidun Caliphate effectively broke Sassanian power in Persia, paving the way for the Islamic conquest of Iran.
• E. Battle of Maysalun
  The Battle of Maysalun was a 1920 military confrontation near Damascus in which French forces defeated Syrian troops, leading to the end of the short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria and the imposition of the French Mandate.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Battle of Ctesiphon
Target entity description: The Battle of Ctesiphon was a major World War I engagement in November 1915 near the ancient city of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia, where British-Indian forces clashed with the Ottoman army in a costly and indecisive fight that halted the British advance toward Baghdad.

• A. Battle of Qadisiyyah
  The Battle of Qadisiyyah was a decisive 7th-century clash in which Arab Muslim forces defeated the Sasanian Persian Empire, paving the way for the Islamic conquest of Iraq and the collapse of Sasanian power.
• B. Battle of Harran
  The Battle of Harran was a key late 7th-century BC clash in northern Mesopotamia during the decline of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, involving Babylonian and allied forces against the remnants of Assyrian power and their Egyptian supporters.
• C. Battle of the Zab
  The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
• D. Battle of Nahavand
  The Battle of Nahavand was a decisive 7th-century clash in which the Rashidun Caliphate effectively broke Sassanian power in Persia, paving the way for the Islamic conquest of Iran.
• E. Battle of Maysalun
  The Battle of Maysalun was a 1920 military confrontation near Damascus in which French forces defeated Syrian troops, leading to the end of the short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria and the imposition of the French Mandate.
• F. None of above. chosen