Muhammad’s military campaigns

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7th-century military history event Islamic military campaign component of early Islamic history series of military campaigns

Muhammad’s military campaigns were a series of 7th-century military expeditions and battles led or ordered by the Prophet Muhammad that established and expanded the early Muslim community in Arabia.

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Label	Occurrences
Early Muslim military campaigns	1
Maghazi (Prophetic battles)	1
Muhammad's campaigns in Arabia	1
Muhammad’s campaigns in Arabia	1
Muhammad’s military campaigns canonical	1
Wars of the Prophet Muhammad	1
expeditions of the Prophet Muhammad	1

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Target entity: Muhammad’s military campaigns
Context triple: [Siege of Taif, partOf, Muhammad’s military campaigns]

A. Early Muslim conquests
The Early Muslim conquests were a rapid series of 7th-century military campaigns through the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond that led to the creation and expansion of the early Islamic Caliphates.
B. Defense of the Muslim Lands
Defense of the Muslim Lands is an influential Islamist treatise by Abdullah Azzam that argues for the religious obligation of armed jihad to defend Muslim territories under attack.
C. Sudanese campaigns of Muhammad Ali
The Sudanese campaigns of Muhammad Ali were a series of early 19th-century military expeditions by Egypt’s ruler Muhammad Ali Pasha to conquer and incorporate Sudan into his expanding empire, driven by ambitions for territorial expansion, resources, and slave soldiers.
D. Ridda Wars
The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the early Rashidun Caliphate to suppress apostasy and rebellion in Arabia following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
E. 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.
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: Muhammad’s military campaigns
Target entity description: Muhammad’s military campaigns were a series of 7th-century military expeditions and battles led or ordered by the Prophet Muhammad that established and expanded the early Muslim community in Arabia.

A. Early Muslim conquests
The Early Muslim conquests were a rapid series of 7th-century military campaigns through the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond that led to the creation and expansion of the early Islamic Caliphates.
B. Defense of the Muslim Lands
Defense of the Muslim Lands is an influential Islamist treatise by Abdullah Azzam that argues for the religious obligation of armed jihad to defend Muslim territories under attack.
C. Sudanese campaigns of Muhammad Ali
The Sudanese campaigns of Muhammad Ali were a series of early 19th-century military expeditions by Egypt’s ruler Muhammad Ali Pasha to conquer and incorporate Sudan into his expanding empire, driven by ambitions for territorial expansion, resources, and slave soldiers.
D. Ridda Wars
The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the early Rashidun Caliphate to suppress apostasy and rebellion in Arabia following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	7th-century military history event ⓘ Islamic military campaign ⓘ component of early Islamic history ⓘ series of military campaigns ⓘ
baseOfOperations	Medina ⓘ
component	Battle of Badr ⓘ Battle of Hunayn ⓘ Battle of Uhud ⓘ Battle of the Trench ⓘ Conquest of Mecca ⓘ Expedition against Banu Nadir ⓘ Expedition against Banu Qaynuqa ⓘ Expedition against Banu Qurayza ⓘ linked to: Siege of Banu Qurayza Expedition of Buwat ⓘ Expedition of Tabuk ⓘ linked to: Tabuk expedition Expedition of Waddan ⓘ Expedition of al-Ushayra ⓘ linked to: expedition of al-Ushayra Nakhla raid ⓘ linked to: expedition of Nakhla Siege of Ta’if ⓘ linked to: Siege of Taif Treaty of Hudaybiyyah-related movements ⓘ
documentedIn	early Islamic historical chronicles ⓘ hadith collections ⓘ sira literature ⓘ linked to: Islamic biographical literature (sira)
endEvent	Expedition of Tabuk ⓘ linked to: Tabuk expedition
leader	Muhammad ⓘ
location	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Hejaz ⓘ western Arabia ⓘ
opponent	Byzantine-allied Arab tribes ⓘ Quraysh of Mecca ⓘ linked to: Quraysh pagan Arab tribes ⓘ various Jewish tribes in Medina and its environs ⓘ
politicalEffect	formation of a Medinan Islamic polity ⓘ integration of many tribes into an Islamic alliance network ⓘ
primaryPurpose	consolidation of political authority in Medina ⓘ defense of the early Muslim community ⓘ expansion of the early Muslim community ⓘ neutralizing hostile tribes ⓘ securing trade routes ⓘ
religiousContext	Islam ⓘ
religiousEffect	increased acceptance of Islam among Arabian tribes ⓘ
result	establishment of Muslim political control over much of Arabia ⓘ spread of Islam in Arabia ⓘ strengthening of the ummah in Medina ⓘ subjugation or alliance of many Arabian tribes ⓘ
source	Islamic tradition ⓘ
startEvent	early Medinan raids on Meccan caravans ⓘ
timePeriod	7th century ⓘ

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