Battle of Ridanieh
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The Battle of Ridanieh was a decisive 1517 engagement near Cairo in which the Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Egypt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Ridanieh canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6706014 — 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: Battle of Ridanieh Context triple: [Battle of Ridaniya, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Ridanieh]
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A.
Battle of Rafa
The Battle of Rafa was a First World War engagement in January 1917 in which British Empire forces captured a key Ottoman defensive position near the Egypt–Palestine border, helping to secure the Sinai Peninsula and open the way into southern Palestine.
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B.
Battle of El Obeid
The Battle of El Obeid was a key 1883 Mahdist victory over Egyptian-led forces in Sudan that paved the way for subsequent Mahdist advances, including the siege of Khartoum.
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C.
Battle of Habbaniya
The Battle of Habbaniya was a key World War II engagement in May 1941 in which British forces defended the RAF airbase at Habbaniya in Iraq against pro-Axis Iraqi troops, helping to secure Allied control of the country.
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D.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
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E.
Battle of Wadi Akarit
The Battle of Wadi Akarit was a World War II engagement in April 1943 in Tunisia, where Allied forces broke through Axis defensive positions as part of the North African campaign.
- 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: Battle of Ridanieh Target entity description: The Battle of Ridanieh was a decisive 1517 engagement near Cairo in which the Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Egypt.
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A.
Battle of Rafa
The Battle of Rafa was a First World War engagement in January 1917 in which British Empire forces captured a key Ottoman defensive position near the Egypt–Palestine border, helping to secure the Sinai Peninsula and open the way into southern Palestine.
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B.
Battle of El Obeid
The Battle of El Obeid was a key 1883 Mahdist victory over Egyptian-led forces in Sudan that paved the way for subsequent Mahdist advances, including the siege of Khartoum.
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C.
Battle of Habbaniya
The Battle of Habbaniya was a key World War II engagement in May 1941 in which British forces defended the RAF airbase at Habbaniya in Iraq against pro-Axis Iraqi troops, helping to secure Allied control of the country.
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D.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
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E.
Battle of Wadi Akarit
The Battle of Wadi Akarit was a World War II engagement in April 1943 in Tunisia, where Allied forces broke through Axis defensive positions as part of the North African campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ridaniya
ⓘ
Battle of al-Raydaniyya ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
Ottoman campaign to subdue the Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman conquest of Syria
|
| chronologyPosition | late phase of the Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) ⓘ |
| combatant |
Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Selim I ⓘ |
| commanderFor |
Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Mamluk Sultanate
|
| date | 1517-01-22 ⓘ |
| ended | Mamluk military resistance in Egypt to the Ottomans ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Ottoman annexation of Egypt
ⓘ
Ottoman conquest of Cairo ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early modern period
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Modern period
|
| involved |
Mamluk cavalry
ⓘ
Ottoman artillery ⓘ |
| location |
Egypt
ⓘ
near Cairo ⓘ |
| near | Cairo ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Tuman Bay II ⓘ |
| outcome |
Mamluk forces defeated
ⓘ
Ottoman occupation of Cairo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman expansion into the Arab lands
ⓘ
Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Marj Dabiq ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Egypt ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Selim I
ⓘ
Tuman Bay II ⓘ |
| result | Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the end of the Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
decisive engagement in the Ottoman–Mamluk War ⓘ led to Ottoman control over Egypt ⓘ |
| sovereignStateAfter | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| sovereignStateBefore | Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Egypt incorporated into the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| year | 1517 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ridanieh Description of subject: The Battle of Ridanieh was a decisive 1517 engagement near Cairo in which the Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Egypt.
Referenced by (3)
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