Waqʿat al-Jamal
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Waqʿat al-Jamal is the Arabic name for the Battle of the Camel, a pivotal early Islamic civil war clash in 656 CE between forces loyal to Caliph Ali and those led by Aisha, Talha, and al-Zubayr near Basra.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waqʿat al-Jamal canonical | 2 |
| Waqat al-Jamal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7839570 — 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: Waqʿat al-Jamal Context triple: [Battle of the Camel, ArabicName, Waqʿat al-Jamal]
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A.
Badhl al-Majhud
Badhl al-Majhud is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sunan Abu Dawud, widely used in advanced Islamic studies.
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B.
Al Mandaq
Al Mandaq is a town in southwestern Saudi Arabia known for its mountainous terrain and cool climate within the Al Bahah region.
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C.
Maqbarat al-Hajun
Maqbarat al-Hajun is a historic Islamic cemetery in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, traditionally regarded as the burial place of many early Muslims and notable figures from Islamic history.
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D.
Mezallat
Mezallat is a passenger station on Cairo Metro’s Line 2 serving commuters in the Greater Cairo area.
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E.
Sahib-i-Jamal
Sahib-i-Jamal was a Mughal noblewoman best known as one of the wives of Emperor Jahangir (Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim) and a member of the imperial harem during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
- 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: Waqʿat al-Jamal Target entity description: Waqʿat al-Jamal is the Arabic name for the Battle of the Camel, a pivotal early Islamic civil war clash in 656 CE between forces loyal to Caliph Ali and those led by Aisha, Talha, and al-Zubayr near Basra.
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A.
Badhl al-Majhud
Badhl al-Majhud is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sunan Abu Dawud, widely used in advanced Islamic studies.
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B.
Al Mandaq
Al Mandaq is a town in southwestern Saudi Arabia known for its mountainous terrain and cool climate within the Al Bahah region.
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C.
Maqbarat al-Hajun
Maqbarat al-Hajun is a historic Islamic cemetery in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, traditionally regarded as the burial place of many early Muslims and notable figures from Islamic history.
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D.
Mezallat
Mezallat is a passenger station on Cairo Metro’s Line 2 serving commuters in the Greater Cairo area.
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E.
Sahib-i-Jamal
Sahib-i-Jamal was a Mughal noblewoman best known as one of the wives of Emperor Jahangir (Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim) and a member of the imperial harem during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
civil war battle ⓘ event in early Islamic history ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sunni–Shia historical divide ⓘ |
| belligerent |
forces led by Aisha bint Abi Bakr
ⓘ
forces led by Talha ibn Ubayd Allah ⓘ forces led by al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ⓘ forces loyal to Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| cause |
demand for retribution for the murder of Uthman ibn Affan
ⓘ
dispute over the caliphate after the assassination of Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ |
| combatantsSide1 | supporters of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| combatantsSide2 | supporters of Aisha, Talha, and al-Zubayr ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
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 |
36 AH
ⓘ
656 CE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Siffin ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | وقعة الجمل ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Battle of the Camel ⓘ |
| hasFeature | Aisha reportedly present on a camel-litter ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq ⓘ |
| location |
Basra
ⓘ
near Basra ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
works of al-Baladhuri
ⓘ
works of al-Tabari ⓘ
linked to:
The History of al-Ṭabarī
|
| namedAfter | the camel ridden by Aisha ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Aisha bint Abi Bakr
ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Talha ibn Ubayd Allah ⓘ al-Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ
linked to:
Hasan ibn Ali
al-Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
linked to:
Imam Husayn
al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ⓘ
linked to:
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
|
| outcome | consolidation of Ali’s control over Iraq ⓘ |
| partOf | First Fitna ⓘ |
| politicalContext | struggle over leadership of the Muslim community ⓘ |
| precededBy | assassination of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ |
| recordedIn | early Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of forces of Aisha, Talha, and al-Zubayr
ⓘ
victory for Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| significance |
first major battle between Muslims in Islamic history
ⓘ
pivotal event in the First Fitna ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | succession conflict ⓘ |
| year | 656 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waqʿat al-Jamal Description of subject: Waqʿat al-Jamal is the Arabic name for the Battle of the Camel, a pivotal early Islamic civil war clash in 656 CE between forces loyal to Caliph Ali and those led by Aisha, Talha, and al-Zubayr near Basra.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Waʿqat al-Jamal (Arabic name)
subject linked to:
Waʿqat al-Jamal (Arabic name)
linked to: Waqʿat al-Jamal