Battle of Adasa
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The Battle of Adasa was a decisive engagement in 161 BCE during the Maccabean Revolt in which Judas Maccabeus defeated and killed the Seleucid general Nicanor, securing a major victory for the Jewish rebels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Adasa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Adasa Context triple: [Nicanor, notableBattle, Battle of Adasa]
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Battle of Badme
The Battle of Badme was a pivotal and fiercely contested engagement between Eritrean and Ethiopian forces that helped trigger and define the course of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War in the late 1990s.
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Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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Battle of Sitabuldi
The Battle of Sitabuldi was a key 1817 engagement near Nagpur in central India, where British forces decisively defeated Maratha troops, helping to secure British dominance during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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Battle of Mechili
The Battle of Mechili was a 1941 engagement in Libya during the North African campaign of World War II, in which Axis forces encircled and defeated a withdrawing British-led column near the desert fort of Mechili.
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Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Adasa Target entity description: The Battle of Adasa was a decisive engagement in 161 BCE during the Maccabean Revolt in which Judas Maccabeus defeated and killed the Seleucid general Nicanor, securing a major victory for the Jewish rebels.
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A.
Battle of Badme
The Battle of Badme was a pivotal and fiercely contested engagement between Eritrean and Ethiopian forces that helped trigger and define the course of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War in the late 1990s.
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B.
Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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C.
Battle of Sitabuldi
The Battle of Sitabuldi was a key 1817 engagement near Nagpur in central India, where British forces decisively defeated Maratha troops, helping to secure British dominance during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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D.
Battle of Mechili
The Battle of Mechili was a 1941 engagement in Libya during the North African campaign of World War II, in which Axis forces encircled and defeated a withdrawing British-led column near the desert fort of Mechili.
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E.
Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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historical event ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hasmonean dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Seleucid–Hasmonean conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Hasmonean forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jewish rebels ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Seleucid attempts to suppress Jewish autonomy ⓘ |
| combatant |
Judas Maccabeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicanor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Judas Maccabeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicanor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Maccabean Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalMemory | commemorated in Jewish tradition as a deliverance from enemies ⓘ |
| date | 161 BCE ⓘ |
| decade | 160s BCE ⓘ |
| describedIn |
1 Maccabees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2 Maccabees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| followedBy | later stages of the Maccabean Revolt ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second Temple period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Adasa
NERFINISHED
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Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTactics | infantry engagement ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Adasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Nicanor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Judas Maccabeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicanor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
death of Nicanor
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decisive Jewish victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maccabean Revolt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid–Jewish wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEffect | strengthened Hasmonean leadership in Judea ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Elasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAdversaryOf | Seleucid general Nicanor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommanderForJewishSide | Judas Maccabeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommanderForSeleucidSide | Nicanor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Jewish resistance to Hellenistic policies ⓘ |
| result | Jewish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
major victory for the Jewish rebels
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weakened Seleucid control over Judea ⓘ |
| year | 161 BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Adasa Description of subject: The Battle of Adasa was a decisive engagement in 161 BCE during the Maccabean Revolt in which Judas Maccabeus defeated and killed the Seleucid general Nicanor, securing a major victory for the Jewish rebels.
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