conquest of Tayma
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The conquest of Tayma was a military campaign in which the Neo-Babylonian king Nabonidus seized the important oasis city of Tayma in northwestern Arabia, using it as a political and religious base during his prolonged stay away from Babylon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| conquest of Tayma canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3446481 — 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: conquest of Tayma Context triple: [Nabonidus, notableEvent, conquest of Tayma]
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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.
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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C.
Siege of Taif
The Siege of Taif was a military campaign in 630 CE during which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces besieged the fortified city of Taif in the aftermath of the Battle of Hunayn, marking one of the final efforts to bring the region under early Islamic control.
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D.
siege of Debal
The siege of Debal was an early 8th-century Umayyad military campaign led by Muhammad bin Qasim that resulted in the conquest of the port city of Debal in Sindh, marking the beginning of Muslim rule in the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
Capture of Touggourt
The Capture of Touggourt was a French military operation in the mid-19th century that secured the oasis town of Touggourt in the Sahara, extending French colonial control deeper into southern Algeria.
- 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: conquest of Tayma Target entity description: The conquest of Tayma was a military campaign in which the Neo-Babylonian king Nabonidus seized the important oasis city of Tayma in northwestern Arabia, using it as a political and religious base during his prolonged stay away from Babylon.
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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.
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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C.
Siege of Taif
The Siege of Taif was a military campaign in 630 CE during which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces besieged the fortified city of Taif in the aftermath of the Battle of Hunayn, marking one of the final efforts to bring the region under early Islamic control.
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D.
siege of Debal
The siege of Debal was an early 8th-century Umayyad military campaign led by Muhammad bin Qasim that resulted in the conquest of the port city of Debal in Sindh, marking the beginning of Muslim rule in the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
Capture of Touggourt
The Capture of Touggourt was a French military operation in the mid-19th century that secured the oasis town of Touggourt in the Sahara, extending French colonial control deeper into southern Algeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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military campaign ⓘ |
| affects |
political stability of Neo-Babylonian Empire
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religious life in Babylon ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Nabonidus ⓘ |
| follows | expansionist policy of Nabonidus ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
absence of Nabonidus from Babylon
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administration of Babylon by regents ⓘ prolonged stay of Nabonidus in Tayma ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Arabian Peninsula
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Tayma ⓘ northwestern Saudi Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Arabia
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| hasParticipant |
Nabonidus
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Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
example of Neo-Babylonian activity in Arabia
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illustrates Nabonidus’ unconventional royal policy ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
6th century BC
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reign of Nabonidus ⓘ |
| involves |
occupation of Tayma
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siege of Tayma ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar
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surface form:
Nabonidus inscriptions
later classical sources about Nabonidus ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
control of caravan trade routes
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economic interests in Arabian trade ⓘ religious policies of Nabonidus ⓘ |
| partOf | Arabian campaigns of Nabonidus ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Babylon
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Nabonidus ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ Tayma ⓘ |
| result |
Neo-Babylonian control of Tayma
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establishment of Tayma as royal residence ⓘ use of Tayma as political base ⓘ use of Tayma as religious base ⓘ |
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Subject: conquest of Tayma Description of subject: The conquest of Tayma was a military campaign in which the Neo-Babylonian king Nabonidus seized the important oasis city of Tayma in northwestern Arabia, using it as a political and religious base during his prolonged stay away from Babylon.
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