Waʿqat al-Jamal (Arabic name)
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Waʿqat al-Jamal is the Arabic name for the Battle of the Camel, a pivotal early Islamic civil war confrontation fought in 656 CE near Basra between forces loyal to Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and supporters of Aisha, Talha, and al-Zubayr.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waʿqat al-Jamal (Arabic name) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6187690 — 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: Waʿqat al-Jamal (Arabic name) Context triple: [Battle of the Camel, alsoKnownAs, Waʿqat al-Jamal (Arabic name)]
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A.
Al-Asmaʿi
Al-Asmaʿi was a renowned 8th–9th century Arab philologist, grammarian, and scholar of Bedouin Arabic and poetry, associated with the early development of Arabic linguistic sciences.
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Najm
Najm is a masculine given name of Arabic origin meaning "star," used across various Muslim-majority cultures.
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C.
Jawad
Jawad is a masculine given name of Arabic origin commonly used across the Middle East and Muslim-majority regions.
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D.
Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam
Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam is an Arab local council in northern Israel, located at the foot of Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee.
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E.
Hijr Ismail
Hijr Ismail is a semi-circular walled area adjacent to the Kaaba in Mecca that is considered a sacred space and part of the original Kaaba’s foundation.
- 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: Waʿqat al-Jamal (Arabic name) Target entity description: Waʿqat al-Jamal is the Arabic name for the Battle of the Camel, a pivotal early Islamic civil war confrontation fought in 656 CE near Basra between forces loyal to Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and supporters of Aisha, Talha, and al-Zubayr.
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A.
Al-Asmaʿi
Al-Asmaʿi was a renowned 8th–9th century Arab philologist, grammarian, and scholar of Bedouin Arabic and poetry, associated with the early development of Arabic linguistic sciences.
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B.
Najm
Najm is a masculine given name of Arabic origin meaning "star," used across various Muslim-majority cultures.
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C.
Jawad
Jawad is a masculine given name of Arabic origin commonly used across the Middle East and Muslim-majority regions.
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D.
Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam
Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam is an Arab local council in northern Israel, located at the foot of Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee.
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E.
Hijr Ismail
Hijr Ismail is a semi-circular walled area adjacent to the Kaaba in Mecca that is considered a sacred space and part of the original Kaaba’s foundation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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civil war battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rashidun–Umayyad political transition ⓘ |
| belligerent |
forces loyal to Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
supporters of Aisha ⓘ supporters of Talha ibn Ubayd Allah ⓘ supporters of al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate
ⓘ
Battles of the First Fitna ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Camel
|
| commander |
Aisha bint Abi Bakr
ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Talha ibn Ubayd Allah ⓘ al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ⓘ
linked to:
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
|
| conflictIn | First Fitna ⓘ |
| date | 656 CE ⓘ |
| era | Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Siffin ⓘ |
| foughtNear | Basra ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Waqat al-Jamal
ⓘ
linked to:
Waqʿat al-Jamal
Waqʿat al-Jamal ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | وقعة الجمل ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Battle of the Camel ⓘ |
| hasMainThematicIssue | legitimacy of the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| involves |
Aisha bint Abi Bakr
ⓘ
Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Talha ibn Ubayd Allah ⓘ al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ⓘ
linked to:
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
|
| isPivotalFor | development of Sunni–Shia divide ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the camel ridden by Aisha ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Aisha’s presence on a camel on the battlefield ⓘ |
| partOf | First Fitna ⓘ |
| politicalContext | succession dispute after the assassination of Caliph Uthman ⓘ |
| precededBy | assassination of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ |
| primarySourceTradition | Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| region |
Basra region
ⓘ
linked to:
Basra Governorate
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| religiousContext | early Islamic history ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceFor |
Shia Islam
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Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of Aisha’s forces
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victory for Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 7th century ⓘ |
| year | 656 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waʿqat al-Jamal (Arabic name) Description of subject: Waʿqat al-Jamal is the Arabic name for the Battle of the Camel, a pivotal early Islamic civil war confrontation fought in 656 CE near Basra between forces loyal to Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and supporters of Aisha, Talha, and al-Zubayr.
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