Wars of Apostasy

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military conflict series of wars

The Wars of Apostasy were early 7th-century military campaigns led by the first caliph Abu Bakr to suppress Arabian tribes that renounced Islam or refused allegiance after the death of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Label	Occurrences
Wars of Apostasy canonical	3

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Target entity: Wars of Apostasy
Context triple: [Ridda Wars, alsoKnownAs, Wars of Apostasy]

A. The War of Atonement
The War of Atonement is Chaim Herzog’s detailed historical and military analysis of the 1973 Yom Kippur War between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
B. Chronicles of the Great Rebellion
Chronicles of the Great Rebellion is a historical work by American publisher and author George Palmer Putnam that recounts events of the American Civil War.
C. Holy War
The Holy War is the intense college football rivalry game between the University of Utah Utes and Brigham Young University Cougars, rooted in both athletic competition and cultural-religious context in Utah.
D. The Battle for God
The Battle for God is a non-fiction book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that examines the rise of fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the modern world.
E. War of the Camps
The War of the Camps was a series of brutal mid-1980s sieges and battles in Lebanon in which the Amal Movement and its allies fought Palestinian factions for control of refugee camps during the Lebanese Civil War.
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: Wars of Apostasy
Target entity description: The Wars of Apostasy were early 7th-century military campaigns led by the first caliph Abu Bakr to suppress Arabian tribes that renounced Islam or refused allegiance after the death of the Prophet Muhammad.

A. The War of Atonement
The War of Atonement is Chaim Herzog’s detailed historical and military analysis of the 1973 Yom Kippur War between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
B. Chronicles of the Great Rebellion
Chronicles of the Great Rebellion is a historical work by American publisher and author George Palmer Putnam that recounts events of the American Civil War.
C. Holy War
The Holy War is the intense college football rivalry game between the University of Utah Utes and Brigham Young University Cougars, rooted in both athletic competition and cultural-religious context in Utah.
D. The Battle for God
The Battle for God is a non-fiction book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that examines the rise of fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the modern world.
E. War of the Camps
The War of the Camps was a series of brutal mid-1980s sieges and battles in Lebanon in which the Amal Movement and its allies fought Palestinian factions for control of refugee camps during the Lebanese Civil War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hurub al-Ridda ⓘ linked to: Ridda Wars Ridda Wars ⓘ Wars of Ridda ⓘ linked to: Ridda Wars
combatant	Arabian tribes that refused allegiance to Medina ⓘ Arabian tribes that renounced Islam ⓘ Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
commander	Abu Bakr ⓘ linked to: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha ⓘ linked to: Al‑Muthanna ibn Haritha Amr ibn al-As ⓘ Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl ⓘ Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ Shurahbil ibn Hasana ⓘ
country	Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
endTime	633 ⓘ
followedBy	Muslim conquest of Iraq ⓘ linked to: Iraqi campaign of the Rashidun Caliphate Muslim conquest of Syria ⓘ linked to: Muslim conquest of the Levant
hasCause	claims of prophethood by tribal leaders ⓘ death of Muhammad ⓘ refusal to pay zakat ⓘ tribal secession from Medina ⓘ
location	Arabia ⓘ linked to: Arabian Peninsula Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
mainSubject	apostasy in Islam ⓘ political rebellion ⓘ religious schism ⓘ
notableAspect	clarified link between political allegiance and religious affiliation in early Islam ⓘ first major military campaigns of the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ involved suppression of self-proclaimed prophets ⓘ
opposingCommander	Al-Aswad al-Ansi ⓘ Musaylima ⓘ Sajah bint al-Harith ⓘ Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid ⓘ
partOf	early Islamic expansion ⓘ
primarySource	early Islamic historical chronicles ⓘ works of al-Tabari ⓘ
religionInvolved	Islam ⓘ
result	consolidation of Abu Bakr's caliphate ⓘ restoration of zakat payments to central authority ⓘ reunification of Arabian Peninsula under Medina ⓘ victory of Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
significantBattle	Battle of Aqraba ⓘ Battle of Buzakha ⓘ Battle of Dhu al-Qissa ⓘ Battle of Najd ⓘ linked to: Battle of Dhu al-Qissa Battle of Yamama ⓘ
startTime	632 ⓘ
timePeriod	early 7th century ⓘ