Battle of Yamama
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The Battle of Yamama was a major early 7th-century conflict during the Ridda Wars in which the Rashidun Caliphate crushed the forces of the self-proclaimed prophet Musaylima, helping to consolidate Muslim rule in Arabia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Yamama canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6517701 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Yamama Context triple: [Khalid ibn al-Walid, participatedIn, Battle of Yamama]
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Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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C.
Battle of Immae
The Battle of Immae was a 272 CE clash near Antioch in which the Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia, led by General Zabdas, were decisively defeated by the Roman emperor Aurelian, marking a key step in Rome’s reconquest of the eastern provinces.
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Battle of Ishibashiyama
The Battle of Ishibashiyama was an early and ultimately unsuccessful engagement in 1180 in which Minamoto no Yoritomo first raised arms against the Taira clan during Japan’s Genpei War.
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E.
Battle of Abemama
The Battle of Abemama was a World War II engagement in the Pacific Theater in which U.S. forces seized the atoll of Abemama from Japanese control as part of the broader Allied advance through the Gilbert Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Yamama Target entity description: The Battle of Yamama was a major early 7th-century conflict during the Ridda Wars in which the Rashidun Caliphate crushed the forces of the self-proclaimed prophet Musaylima, helping to consolidate Muslim rule in Arabia.
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A.
Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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B.
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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C.
Battle of Immae
The Battle of Immae was a 272 CE clash near Antioch in which the Palmyrene forces of Queen Zenobia, led by General Zabdas, were decisively defeated by the Roman emperor Aurelian, marking a key step in Rome’s reconquest of the eastern provinces.
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D.
Battle of Ishibashiyama
The Battle of Ishibashiyama was an early and ultimately unsuccessful engagement in 1180 in which Minamoto no Yoritomo first raised arms against the Taira clan during Japan’s Genpei War.
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E.
Battle of Abemama
The Battle of Abemama was a World War II engagement in the Pacific Theater in which U.S. forces seized the atoll of Abemama from Japanese control as part of the broader Allied advance through the Gilbert Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caliph Abu Bakr
NERFINISHED
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Khalid ibn al-Walid’s early campaigns ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Rashidun Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces of Musaylima ⓘ |
| cause |
Ridda (apostasy) of Banu Hanifa
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claim of prophethood by Musaylima ⓘ revolt against Medina ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
large Rashidun army under Khalid ibn al-Walid
ⓘ
large tribal force of Banu Hanifa ⓘ |
| commander |
Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl
NERFINISHED
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Khalid ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ Musaylima NERFINISHED ⓘ Shurahbil ibn Hasana NERFINISHED ⓘ Thabit ibn Qays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ridda Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
prompted compilation of the Quran into a single mushaf
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strengthening of Abu Bakr’s authority ⓘ subjugation of central Arabian tribes ⓘ |
| country | Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 632 ⓘ |
| deathToll | high on both sides ⓘ |
| era | Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Ridda Wars operations in Arabia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
decisive defeat of a major rival prophetic movement
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key step in unifying Arabia under the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fierce and bloody fighting
ⓘ
large number of Muslim martyrs ⓘ |
| locationFeature | fought near the garden of al-Hadīqa (Garden of Death) ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | intense close-quarters combat ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
death of Musaylima
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heavy casualties among Qurra (Quran reciters) ⓘ |
| opponent | Musaylima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Banu Hanifa tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ridda Wars
NERFINISHED
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early Islamic expansion ⓘ |
| place |
Yamama
NERFINISHED
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region of al-Yamama in central Arabia ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Ridda campaigns in central Arabia ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | struggle against claimants to prophethood after Muhammad ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Ridda (apostasy) movements
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early Islam ⓘ |
| result |
Rashidun victory
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consolidation of Muslim rule in Arabia ⓘ defeat of Musaylima ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Caliph Abu Bakr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 7th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Yamama Description of subject: The Battle of Yamama was a major early 7th-century conflict during the Ridda Wars in which the Rashidun Caliphate crushed the forces of the self-proclaimed prophet Musaylima, helping to consolidate Muslim rule in Arabia.
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