Battle of Mu'tah

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Mu'tah was an early and significant military engagement between the nascent Muslim community of Medina and the Byzantine Empire’s forces in 629 CE, marking the first major clash between them outside the Arabian Peninsula.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Mu'tah canonical	4
Battle of Muʾtah	2
Ghazwat Mu'tah	1
Muslim army at Muʾtah	1
غزوة مؤتة	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
aftermath	boosted reputation of Khalid ibn al-Walid as a military leader ⓘ preceded later Muslim campaigns into Syria ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ surface form: Ghazwat Mu'tah
arabicName	Battle of Mu'tah self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: غزوة مؤتة
belligerent	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Ghassanids ⓘ surface form: Ghassanid Arab Christian allies Muslims of Medina ⓘ Rashidun forces of Medina ⓘ surface form: Rashidun forces
calendarDateHijri	Jumada al-Awwal 8 AH ⓘ
casualties	three successive Muslim commanders killed ⓘ
cause	killing of Muslim envoy al-Harith ibn Umayr al-Azdi ⓘ
combatantsReligion	Muslim Arabs vs Christian Byzantines and Ghassanids ⓘ
commander	Abdullah ibn Rawahah ⓘ Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib ⓘ surface form: Ja'far ibn Abi Talib Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ Theodore (Byzantine general) ⓘ surface form: Theodore (Byzantine commander, per some sources) Zayd ibn Harithah ⓘ
commandStructure	three designated successive commanders followed by Khalid ibn al-Walid taking command ⓘ
conflictType	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ surface form: Byzantine–Arab conflict
date	629 ⓘ 629-09 ⓘ
era	early Islamic period ⓘ
geopoliticalContext	frontier zone between Byzantine Empire and Arabian tribes ⓘ
languageOfName	Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn	modern-day Jordan ⓘ near Karak ⓘ
mentionedIn	early Islamic historical sources such as Ibn Ishaq and al-Tabari ⓘ
nicknameOfCommander	Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ surface form: Khalid ibn al-Walid was later titled "Sword of Allah"
notableDeath	Abdullah ibn Rawahah ⓘ Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib ⓘ surface form: Ja'far ibn Abi Talib Zayd ibn Harithah ⓘ
partOf	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ surface form: early Muslim–Byzantine wars
place	Muʾtah ⓘ surface form: Mu'tah
pretext	retaliation for murder of Muslim emissary to Ghassanid ruler ⓘ
relatedTo	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ surface form: Muslim–Byzantine wars expeditions of Muhammad ⓘ
religiousContext	ordered by the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
result	Byzantine–Ghassanid defensive success ⓘ tactical withdrawal of Muslim forces ⓘ
significance	early test of Muslim military capability against a great power ⓘ first Muslim military expedition beyond the Arabian Peninsula against Byzantines ⓘ first major clash between Muslims and Byzantine forces ⓘ
strength	Byzantine and Ghassanid force significantly larger ⓘ Muslim force about 3,000 men ⓘ
successorCommander	Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
tacticalOutcome	Muslim army preserved despite being outnumbered ⓘ
weaponry	swords, lances, bows typical of 7th-century Near Eastern warfare ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arab–Byzantine wars → hasPart → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ

Khalid ibn al-Walid → participatedIn → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ

Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib → diedInBattle → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Muʾtah

Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib → army → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim army at Muʾtah

Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib → battle → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Muʾtah

Zayd ibn Harithah → diedIn → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ

Zayd ibn Harithah → participatedIn → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ

Battle of Mu'tah → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghazwat Mu'tah

Battle of Mu'tah → arabicName → Battle of Mu'tah self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: غزوة مؤتة