Abraha's expedition
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Abraha's expedition was a 6th-century military campaign led by the Aksumite viceroy Abraha against Mecca, traditionally associated in Islamic tradition with the miraculous defeat of his army mentioned in the Qur'an's "Year of the Elephant" narrative.
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| Abraha's expedition canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14470146 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abraha's expedition Context triple: [Tayran Ababil, relatedConcept, Abraha's expedition]
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Tabuk expedition
The Tabuk expedition was a late 9th-year AH military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad toward the northern frontier of Arabia, notable for its logistical difficulty and for ending without actual combat.
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B.
Expedition of Al-Qarada
The Expedition of Al-Qarada was an early Islamic military raid led by Zayd ibn Harithah against a Quraysh caravan, aimed at weakening Meccan economic power.
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C.
Expedition of Al-Taraf
The Expedition of Al-Taraf was an early Islamic military campaign led by the companion Zayd ibn Harithah during the Prophet Muhammad’s era.
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D.
Expedition of Al-Is
The Expedition of Al-Is was an early Muslim military campaign led by the companion Zayd ibn Harithah during the Prophet Muhammad’s time.
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E.
Expedition of Hisma
The Expedition of Hisma was an early Islamic military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad’s companion Zayd ibn Harithah against hostile tribes in the Hisma region of northwestern Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abraha's expedition Target entity description: Abraha's expedition was a 6th-century military campaign led by the Aksumite viceroy Abraha against Mecca, traditionally associated in Islamic tradition with the miraculous defeat of his army mentioned in the Qur'an's "Year of the Elephant" narrative.
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A.
Tabuk expedition
The Tabuk expedition was a late 9th-year AH military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad toward the northern frontier of Arabia, notable for its logistical difficulty and for ending without actual combat.
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B.
Expedition of Al-Qarada
The Expedition of Al-Qarada was an early Islamic military raid led by Zayd ibn Harithah against a Quraysh caravan, aimed at weakening Meccan economic power.
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C.
Expedition of Al-Taraf
The Expedition of Al-Taraf was an early Islamic military campaign led by the companion Zayd ibn Harithah during the Prophet Muhammad’s era.
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D.
Expedition of Al-Is
The Expedition of Al-Is was an early Muslim military campaign led by the companion Zayd ibn Harithah during the Prophet Muhammad’s time.
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E.
Expedition of Hisma
The Expedition of Hisma was an early Islamic military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad’s companion Zayd ibn Harithah against hostile tribes in the Hisma region of northwestern Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tayran Ababil