Battle of the Trench
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The Battle of the Trench was a pivotal 627 CE conflict near Medina in which early Muslims, under Muhammad’s leadership, successfully defended the city against a large Meccan coalition by using an innovative trench fortification.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Ditch | 1 |
| Ghazwat al‑Khandaq | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Quraysh
ⓘ
surface form:
Meccan Quraysh and allies
Muslims ⓘ
surface form:
Medinan Muslims
|
| commander |
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
ⓘ
Amr ibn Abd Wudd ⓘ Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
surface form:
Khalid ibn al‑Walid
Muhammad ⓘ |
| date |
5 AH
ⓘ
627 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Banu Qurayza ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Al‑Khandaq
ⓘ
Battle of the Trench self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Ditch
American Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate War
Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ Battle of the Trench self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ghazwat al‑Khandaq
|
| hasOutcome |
strengthening of Muhammad’s political position in Medina
ⓘ
weakening of Meccan Quraysh influence ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Banu Ghatafan
ⓘ
Jebusites ⓘ
surface form:
Banu Qurayza
Jewish tribes allied with Mecca ⓘ Quraysh ⓘ
surface form:
Meccan Quraysh
Meccan coalition ⓘ Muhammad ⓘ Muslims ⓘ
surface form:
Muslims of Medina
|
| inspiredBy | Salman al‑Farsi’s suggestion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ Medina ⓘ near Medina ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Islamic tradition
ⓘ
hadith literature ⓘ sira literature ⓘ |
| partOf |
Muhammad’s military campaigns
ⓘ
early Muslim–Meccan conflicts ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Uhud ⓘ |
| religiousContext | early Islamic history ⓘ |
| result |
Muslim victory
ⓘ
failure of Meccan siege ⓘ withdrawal of Meccan coalition ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated effectiveness of trench warfare in Arabia
ⓘ
secured Medina as Muslim stronghold ⓘ turning point in Muslim–Meccan struggle ⓘ |
| strategy |
avoid open field battle
ⓘ
force enemy into siege conditions ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
defensive warfare
ⓘ
trench fortification ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Ditch
this entity surface form:
Ghazwat al‑Khandaq