Ridda Wars
E191632
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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ridda Wars canonical | 5 |
| Ridda wars | 5 |
| Wars of Ridda | 1 |
| defeat of Musaylima | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ridda Wars Context triple: [Rashidun Caliphate, significantEvent, Ridda Wars]
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A.
Ramadan War
The Ramadan War, more widely known as the Yom Kippur War, was the 1973 conflict in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during a major religious holiday, leading to a pivotal Arab-Israeli war.
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B.
Mahdist War
The Mahdist War was a late 19th-century Islamic rebellion and conflict in Sudan against Egyptian and British rule, led by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi and his successors.
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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.
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Ottoman–Wahhabi War
The Ottoman–Wahhabi War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Arabian Peninsula in which the Ottoman Empire, through its Egyptian vassal, crushed the first Saudi state and curtailed the spread of Wahhabi influence.
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Al-Anfal campaign
The Al-Anfal campaign was a late-1980s genocidal military operation by Saddam Hussein’s regime that targeted and massacred Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ridda Wars Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Ramadan War
The Ramadan War, more widely known as the Yom Kippur War, was the 1973 conflict in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during a major religious holiday, leading to a pivotal Arab-Israeli war.
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B.
Mahdist War
The Mahdist War was a late 19th-century Islamic rebellion and conflict in Sudan against Egyptian and British rule, led by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi and his successors.
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C.
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.
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D.
Ottoman–Wahhabi War
The Ottoman–Wahhabi War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Arabian Peninsula in which the Ottoman Empire, through its Egyptian vassal, crushed the first Saudi state and curtailed the spread of Wahhabi influence.
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E.
Al-Anfal campaign
The Al-Anfal campaign was a late-1980s genocidal military operation by Saddam Hussein’s regime that targeted and massacred Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wars of Apostasy ⓘ |
| commander |
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Bakr
Al‑Muthanna ibn Haritha ⓘ Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
surface form:
Amr ibn al‑As
Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl ⓘ Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
surface form:
Khalid ibn al‑Walid
Shurahbil ibn Hasana ⓘ |
| consequence |
facilitated Muslim expansion into Iraq
ⓘ
facilitated Muslim expansion into Syria ⓘ stabilization of Arabia for external conquests ⓘ |
| country | Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ |
| describedIn | early Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| endTime | 633 ⓘ |
| followed |
Farewell Sermon of Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad’s Farewell Pilgrimage
death of Muhammad ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Muslim conquest of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
Muslim conquest of Iraq
Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ |
| foughtIn | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasCause |
apostasy after the death of Muhammad
ⓘ
political rebellion against Medina ⓘ refusal of some tribes to pay zakat ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 7th century ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Bakr
|
| location |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabia
|
| mainGoal |
enforcement of zakat payments
ⓘ
preservation of political unity of the Muslim community ⓘ suppression of apostasy ⓘ |
| opponent |
Arab tribal confederations
ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ apostate tribes ⓘ self‑proclaimed prophets ⓘ |
| partOf | early Islamic conquests ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Muhammad’s military campaigns
ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad’s campaigns in Arabia
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| result |
Rashidun Caliphate victory
ⓘ
consolidation of the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ restoration of central authority of the caliph ⓘ reunification of Arabia under Medina ⓘ |
| significantBattle |
Battle of Aqraba
ⓘ
Battle of Buzakha ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Butah
Battle of Buzakha ⓘ Battle of Aqraba ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Dhu al‑Qissa
Battle of Yamama ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Ridda Wars
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
defeat of Musaylima
suppression of multiple false prophets ⓘ |
| startTime | 632 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | reign of Abu Bakr ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
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