Battle of Marj al-Saffar
E742809
The Battle of Marj al-Saffar was a pivotal early 7th-century clash in Syria in which Muslim forces defeated the Byzantine Empire, helping secure Islamic control over the Levant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Marj al-Saffar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8224573 — 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 Marj al-Saffar Context triple: [Muslim conquest of the Levant, keyBattle, Battle of Marj al-Saffar]
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A.
Battle of Maaten al-Sarra
The Battle of Maaten al-Sarra was a decisive 1987 Chadian offensive against a key Libyan airbase in southern Libya that helped bring the Chadian–Libyan conflict to an end.
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B.
Battle of Aqraba
The Battle of Aqraba was a decisive early 7th-century clash in Arabia in which the Rashidun forces under Khalid ibn al-Walid crushed the rebellion of the self-proclaimed prophet Musaylima, helping to consolidate the nascent Islamic state after Muhammad’s death.
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C.
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar
The Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar was a 1299 clash near Homs in which the Mongol Ilkhanate decisively defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, temporarily disrupting Mamluk control in Syria.
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D.
Battle of Marj Dabiq
The Battle of Marj Dabiq was a decisive 1516 conflict in which the Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, paving the way for Ottoman control over Syria and Egypt.
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E.
Battle of Ain Jalood
The Battle of Ain Jalood was a pivotal 1260 clash in which the Mamluk Sultanate halted the westward expansion of the Mongol Empire in the Levant.
- 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 Marj al-Saffar Target entity description: The Battle of Marj al-Saffar was a pivotal early 7th-century clash in Syria in which Muslim forces defeated the Byzantine Empire, helping secure Islamic control over the Levant.
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A.
Battle of Maaten al-Sarra
The Battle of Maaten al-Sarra was a decisive 1987 Chadian offensive against a key Libyan airbase in southern Libya that helped bring the Chadian–Libyan conflict to an end.
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B.
Battle of Aqraba
The Battle of Aqraba was a decisive early 7th-century clash in Arabia in which the Rashidun forces under Khalid ibn al-Walid crushed the rebellion of the self-proclaimed prophet Musaylima, helping to consolidate the nascent Islamic state after Muhammad’s death.
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C.
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar
The Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar was a 1299 clash near Homs in which the Mongol Ilkhanate decisively defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, temporarily disrupting Mamluk control in Syria.
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D.
Battle of Marj Dabiq
The Battle of Marj Dabiq was a decisive 1516 conflict in which the Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, paving the way for Ottoman control over Syria and Egypt.
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E.
Battle of Ain Jalood
The Battle of Ain Jalood was a pivotal 1260 clash in which the Mamluk Sultanate halted the westward expansion of the Mongol Empire in the Levant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine armed forces
Muslim forces ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Byzantine provincial forces
ⓘ
early Muslim armies ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ |
| consequence | consolidation of Muslim rule in parts of the Levant ⓘ |
| era |
Early Islamic conquests
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Muslim conquests
|
| historicalRegion |
Bilad al-Sham
ⓘ
linked to:
Bilad al-Sham@ar
|
| locatedIn |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
Syria ⓘ |
| opponent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ |
| outcome | weakening of Byzantine control in Syria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Muslim conquest of Syria
ⓘ
linked to:
Muslim conquest of the Levant
|
| result | Muslim victory ⓘ |
| significance | helped secure Islamic control over the Levant ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 7th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Marj al-Saffar Description of subject: The Battle of Marj al-Saffar was a pivotal early 7th-century clash in Syria in which Muslim forces defeated the Byzantine Empire, helping secure Islamic control over the Levant.
Referenced by (1)
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