Umayyad army
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The Umayyad army was the military force of the early Islamic Caliphate that drove its rapid expansion across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Europe in the 7th and 8th centuries.
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Target entity: Umayyad army Context triple: [Early Muslim conquests, participant, Umayyad army]
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Abbasid forces
Abbasid forces were the military supporters of the Abbasid family whose victory over the Umayyads enabled the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-8th century.
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Ghurid army
The Ghurid army was the military force of the Ghurid dynasty, a medieval Islamic power from the region of Ghor in present-day Afghanistan that expanded into large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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Rashidun forces of Medina
The Rashidun forces of Medina were the early Muslim army under the leadership of the Prophet Muhammad and the nascent Rashidun Caliphate, central to the Islamic community’s military campaigns in 7th-century Arabia.
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Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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Almohad infantry
Almohad infantry were the core foot soldiers of the Almohad Caliphate’s armies in medieval North Africa and Iberia, known for their role in major conflicts of the Reconquista.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Umayyad army Target entity description: The Umayyad army was the military force of the early Islamic Caliphate that drove its rapid expansion across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Europe in the 7th and 8th centuries.
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A.
Abbasid forces
Abbasid forces were the military supporters of the Abbasid family whose victory over the Umayyads enabled the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-8th century.
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B.
Ghurid army
The Ghurid army was the military force of the Ghurid dynasty, a medieval Islamic power from the region of Ghor in present-day Afghanistan that expanded into large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Rashidun forces of Medina
The Rashidun forces of Medina were the early Muslim army under the leadership of the Prophet Muhammad and the nascent Rashidun Caliphate, central to the Islamic community’s military campaigns in 7th-century Arabia.
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D.
Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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E.
Almohad infantry
Almohad infantry were the core foot soldiers of the Almohad Caliphate’s armies in medieval North Africa and Iberia, known for their role in major conflicts of the Reconquista.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
military force ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
7th century
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8th century ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Caliph
ⓘ
Umayyad dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| basedOn | Arab tribal military traditions ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| conflict |
Arab–Byzantine wars
ⓘ
Arab–Khazar wars ⓘ Battle of Nahavand ⓘ Battle of Qadisiyyah ⓘ Battle of Tours ⓘ Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ Berber Revolt ⓘ Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ Muslim conquest of Hispania ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ Second Fitna ⓘ Third Fitna ⓘ |
| country | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| doctrine | jihad as expansionist warfare ⓘ |
| followedBy | Abbasid army ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Basra
ⓘ
Damascus ⓘ Fustat ⓘ Kairouan ⓘ Kufa ⓘ Wasit ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Arab tribal cavalry
ⓘ
archers ⓘ camel troops ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| headquarters | Damascus ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Sindh ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Sindh
Transoxiana ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
ⓘ
Al-Walid I ⓘ Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ⓘ
linked to:
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ Muawiya I ⓘ Muhammad ibn al-Qasim ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad bin Qasim
Musa ibn Nusayr ⓘ Qutayba ibn Muslim ⓘ Tariq ibn Ziyad ⓘ Uqba ibn Nafi ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
gradual inclusion of non-Arab Muslim troops
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predominance of Arab Muslim soldiers in early period ⓘ use of permanent garrison cities (amsar) ⓘ |
| notableFor | rapid territorial expansion of the early Islamic empire ⓘ |
| organizationalPrinciple | tribal organization ⓘ |
| partOf | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| paySource | state stipends from the diwan ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Rashidun army
ⓘ
linked to:
Rashidun forces of Medina
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| recruitmentBasis |
Arab tribal levies
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mawali (non-Arab Muslim clients) ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| supplySystem | diwan-based pay registers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | c. 661–750 CE ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Umayyad Caliphate
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early Islamic Caliphate ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic Caliphates
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| usedFor |
expansion of Islamic rule into Central Asia
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expansion of Islamic rule into North Africa ⓘ expansion of Islamic rule into the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ expansion of Islamic rule into the Indian subcontinent ⓘ expansion of Islamic rule into the Middle East ⓘ |
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