Battle of Khandaq
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The Battle of Khandaq was a pivotal siege in early Islamic history near Medina, where Muslim forces defended the city against a large confederate army by digging a protective trench.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Khandaq canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3671791 — 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: Battle of Khandaq Context triple: [Ali ibn Abi Talib, participatedIn, Battle of Khandaq]
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A.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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B.
Battle of Argaon
The Battle of Argaon was a decisive 1803 engagement in central India in which British forces under Arthur Wellesley defeated the Maratha Confederacy, helping to secure British dominance during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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C.
Battle of Sitabuldi
The Battle of Sitabuldi was a key 1817 engagement near Nagpur in central India, where British forces decisively defeated Maratha troops, helping to secure British dominance during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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D.
Battle of Gulnabad
The Battle of Gulnabad (1722) was a decisive engagement in which Afghan forces defeated the Safavid Persians, leading directly to the fall of Isfahan and the collapse of Safavid rule in Iran.
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E.
Battle of Karnal
The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in northern India where Nader Shah of Persia crushed the Mughal forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and a major decline of the Mughal Empire.
- 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: Battle of Khandaq Target entity description: The Battle of Khandaq was a pivotal siege in early Islamic history near Medina, where Muslim forces defended the city against a large confederate army by digging a protective trench.
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A.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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B.
Battle of Argaon
The Battle of Argaon was a decisive 1803 engagement in central India in which British forces under Arthur Wellesley defeated the Maratha Confederacy, helping to secure British dominance during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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C.
Battle of Sitabuldi
The Battle of Sitabuldi was a key 1817 engagement near Nagpur in central India, where British forces decisively defeated Maratha troops, helping to secure British dominance during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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D.
Battle of Gulnabad
The Battle of Gulnabad (1722) was a decisive engagement in which Afghan forces defeated the Safavid Persians, leading directly to the fall of Isfahan and the collapse of Safavid rule in Iran.
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E.
Battle of Karnal
The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in northern India where Nader Shah of Persia crushed the Mughal forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and a major decline of the Mughal Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in early Islamic history ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith | confederate tribes alliance (Ahzab) ⓘ |
| category |
627 in Asia
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Battles involving Muhammad ⓘ Sieges of the Middle East ⓘ |
| cause |
Quraysh desire to eliminate Muslim community in Medina
ⓘ
continuation of conflict after Battle of Uhud ⓘ |
| commander |
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Amr ibn Abd Wudd ⓘ Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
surface form:
Khalid ibn al-Walid (on Meccan side)
Muhammad ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Arab–Byzantine and Arab–tribal wars context
ⓘ
Muhammad’s military campaigns ⓘ |
| date | 627 ⓘ |
| dateApproximate | 5 AH ⓘ |
| durationApproximate | about two to four weeks ⓘ |
| estimatedStrengthSide |
Muslim forces approximately 3,000
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confederate forces approximately 10,000 ⓘ |
| followedBy | siege and punishment of Banu Qurayza ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Battle of the Trench
ⓘ
Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ
surface form:
Ghazwat al-Khandaq
Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ
surface form:
al-Ahzab
Al‑Khandaq ⓘ
surface form:
al-Khandaq
|
| historicalImpact |
paved way for Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
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weakened Quraysh political and military position ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Surah al-Ahzab
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an Surah al-Ahzab
|
| notableTactic | digging of a defensive trench around exposed parts of Medina ⓘ |
| partOf | early Muslim–Meccan conflicts ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Uhud ⓘ |
| primaryBelligerent |
Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza (as alleged conspirators with confederates)
ⓘ
Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
surface form:
Muslims of Medina
Quraysh ⓘ
surface form:
Quraysh of Mecca
confederate pagan Arab tribes ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceIn | Islam ⓘ |
| result |
Muslim defensive victory
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failure of Meccan-led confederate siege ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
secured Medina from large-scale Meccan attack
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shifted balance of power in favor of Muslims ⓘ |
| tacticInspiredBy | Persian defensive warfare methods ⓘ |
| tacticSuggestedBy | Salman al-Farisi ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Arabian Peninsula
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Hejaz ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Medina ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | siege warfare ⓘ |
| weatherCondition | strong winds and cold used in Islamic tradition as divine aid ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Khandaq Description of subject: The Battle of Khandaq was a pivotal siege in early Islamic history near Medina, where Muslim forces defended the city against a large confederate army by digging a protective trench.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ali ibn Abi Talib