Third Fitna
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The Third Fitna was a late 8th-century Islamic civil war marked by intense internal conflict and rival claimants to the caliphate that contributed to the weakening and eventual downfall of the Umayyad dynasty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Third Fitna canonical | 11 |
| Third Muslim Civil War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T341486 — 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: Third Fitna Context triple: [Umayyad Caliphate, notableEvent, Third Fitna]
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Second Fitna
The Second Fitna was a major early Islamic civil war (c. 680–692 CE) marked by rival caliphal claims, including those of Husayn ibn Ali and Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, that challenged and ultimately shaped Umayyad rule.
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B.
Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
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C.
Second Libyan Civil War
The Second Libyan Civil War was a multi-sided conflict that erupted after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, pitting rival governments, militias, and foreign-backed factions against each other and plunging Libya into prolonged instability and violence.
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D.
Battle of the Trench
The Battle of the Trench was a pivotal 627 CE conflict near Medina in which early Muslims, under Muhammad’s leadership, successfully defended the city against a large Meccan coalition by using an innovative trench fortification.
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E.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
- 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: Third Fitna Target entity description: The Third Fitna was a late 8th-century Islamic civil war marked by intense internal conflict and rival claimants to the caliphate that contributed to the weakening and eventual downfall of the Umayyad dynasty.
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A.
Second Fitna
The Second Fitna was a major early Islamic civil war (c. 680–692 CE) marked by rival caliphal claims, including those of Husayn ibn Ali and Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, that challenged and ultimately shaped Umayyad rule.
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B.
Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
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C.
Second Libyan Civil War
The Second Libyan Civil War was a multi-sided conflict that erupted after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, pitting rival governments, militias, and foreign-backed factions against each other and plunging Libya into prolonged instability and violence.
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D.
Battle of the Trench
The Battle of the Trench was a pivotal 627 CE conflict near Medina in which early Muslims, under Muhammad’s leadership, successfully defended the city against a large Meccan coalition by using an innovative trench fortification.
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E.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic civil war
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Third Fitna
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surface form:
Third Muslim Civil War
|
| describedBySource |
medieval Arabic chronicles
ⓘ
modern Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| endTime | 750 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Abbasid Revolution ⓘ |
| follows | Second Fitna ⓘ |
| hasCause |
opposition to Umayyad rule
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succession disputes in the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ tribal rivalries between Qays and Kalb factions ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
downfall of the Umayyad dynasty in the East
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massive casualties and devastation in Syria and Iraq ⓘ political fragmentation of the Caliphate ⓘ rise of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ transfer of the caliphal capital from Damascus to Kufa and then Baghdad under the Abbasids ⓘ weakening of central Umayyad authority ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipants |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid movement
Arab tribal factions ⓘ Kharijism ⓘ
surface form:
Kharijites
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ supporters of Marwan II ⓘ supporters of the Abbasid family ⓘ |
| location |
Armenia
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Iraq ⓘ Jazira ⓘ Khorasan ⓘ Syria ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Abbasid forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid revolutionary forces
Kharijite rebels ⓘ supporters of Marwan II ⓘ |
| partOf | Umayyad–Abbasid conflict ⓘ |
| religionInvolved | Islam ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Abbasid uprising in Khorasan
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Battle of the Zab ⓘ accession of Marwan II ⓘ accession of Yazid III ⓘ brief reign of Ibrahim ibn al-Walid ⓘ capture of Damascus by Abbasid forces ⓘ flight and death of Marwan II ⓘ massacre of Umayyad family members ⓘ overthrow of Caliph al-Walid II ⓘ proclamation of Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah as caliph ⓘ |
| startTime | 744 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Third Fitna Description of subject: The Third Fitna was a late 8th-century Islamic civil war marked by intense internal conflict and rival claimants to the caliphate that contributed to the weakening and eventual downfall of the Umayyad dynasty.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Third Muslim Civil War