Abbasid forces
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abbasid forces canonical | 4 |
| Abbasid army | 1 |
| Abbasid forces of al-Mu'tasim | 1 |
| Abbasid revolutionary forces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Abbasid forces Context triple: [Marwan II, defeatedBy, Abbasid forces]
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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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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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Babylonian forces
Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.
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Mahdist Ansar forces
The Mahdist Ansar forces were the Sudanese Islamist rebel army loyal to Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi that waged a successful jihad against Egyptian and British control in the late 19th century.
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Mughal imperial forces
Mughal imperial forces were the military troops of the Mughal Empire in India, comprising imperial armies and allied contingents that defended and expanded the empire under its emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Abbasid forces Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Babylonian forces
Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.
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D.
Mahdist Ansar forces
The Mahdist Ansar forces were the Sudanese Islamist rebel army loyal to Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi that waged a successful jihad against Egyptian and British control in the late 19th century.
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E.
Mughal imperial forces
Mughal imperial forces were the military troops of the Mughal Empire in India, comprising imperial armies and allied contingents that defended and expanded the empire under its emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military forces
ⓘ
rebel army ⓘ supporters of a political movement ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-8th century ⓘ |
| activeInYear |
747
ⓘ
748 ⓘ 749 ⓘ 750 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Banu Hashim
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid family
|
| commandedBy | Abu Muslim ⓘ |
| contributedTo | overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| engagedIn | civil war within the early Islamic empire ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| helpedInstall |
Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah as caliph
|
| historicalOutcome | foundation of a new ruling dynasty in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | early Islamic world ⓘ |
| ideologicallyOpposed |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad dynasty
|
| included |
Khurasani Arab troops
ⓘ
local Iranian converts to Islam ⓘ tribal Arab contingents ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Arabic ⓘ |
| ledTo | establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Abbasid claimants to the caliphate
ⓘ
as-Saffah ⓘ
surface form:
Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah
|
| notableCommander |
Abu Muslim
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Muslim al-Khurasani
|
| operatedIn |
Greater Syria
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Khorasan ⓘ
surface form:
Khurasan
|
| opposedBy | Umayyad army ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Abbasid Revolution ⓘ |
| partOf |
Abbasid uprising in Khorasan
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid movement in Khurasan
|
| politicalGoal | replacement of Umayyad rule with Abbasid rule ⓘ |
| predecessor | anti-Umayyad opposition in Khurasan ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| resultedIn | transfer of the caliphal capital from Syria to Iraq ⓘ |
| supported |
Banu Hashim
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid family
|
| supportedDynasty | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| timeOfPeakActivity | 747–750 ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Battle of the Zab ⓘ |
| used |
archers
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| usedBannerColor | black ⓘ |
| victoriousIn | Battle of the Zab ⓘ |
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Subject: Abbasid forces Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
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