Battle of Karbala

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battle historical event religiously significant event

The Battle of Karbala was a pivotal 680 CE confrontation in present-day Iraq in which Husayn ibn Ali and his small band of followers were killed, becoming a defining event in Islamic history and a central symbol of martyrdom in Shia Islam.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Karbala (2003)	1
Maʿrakat Karbalāʾ	1
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ religiously significant event ⓘ
aftermath	captivity of Husayn’s family ⓘ increased opposition to Umayyad rule ⓘ transport of captives to Damascus ⓘ transport of captives to Kufa ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Karbala ⓘ surface form: Maʿrakat Karbalāʾ
associatedWith	Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ surface form: Imam Husayn shrine in Karbala Karbala paradigm of resistance against injustice ⓘ concept of shahada (martyrdom) in Shia thought ⓘ
belligerent	Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ surface form: Husayn ibn Ali and supporters Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
cause	political and religious dispute over leadership of the Muslim community ⓘ refusal of Husayn ibn Ali to pledge allegiance to Yazid I ⓘ
commander	Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan ⓘ Umar ibn Saʿd ⓘ
commemoratedBy	majlis (mourning gatherings) ⓘ mourning rituals ⓘ processions ⓘ Hosay ⓘ surface form: taʿziya (passion plays)
commemoratedOn	Ashura ⓘ
date	10 Muharram 61 AH ⓘ 10 October 680 ⓘ
hasTheme	justice versus tyranny ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ
influenced	Islamic literature and poetry ⓘ Shia theology and ritual ⓘ later Shia uprisings ⓘ
languageOfName	Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ present-day Iraq ⓘ
notableDeath	Abbas ibn Ali ⓘ Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn ⓘ Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn ⓘ Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ many male relatives of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
numberOfCombatants	much larger Umayyad force ⓘ small force with Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
opponent	Yazid I ⓘ surface form: Caliph Yazid I Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
partOf	Second Fitna ⓘ
place	Karbala ⓘ
religiousSignificance	central symbol of martyrdom in Shia Islam ⓘ defining event in Shia identity ⓘ important event in Islamic history ⓘ
result	Umayyad victory ⓘ
survivor	Ali Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ Zaynab bint Ali ⓘ
year	680 ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

Battle of Karbala → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maʿrakat Karbalāʾ

Husayn ibn Ali → associatedWith → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

Shia Islam → centralEventOfPiety → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

Ashura → commemorates → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

Hosay → commemorates → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

Imam Husayn Shrine → eventAssociatedWith → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

Karbala → eventLocation → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

Second Fitna → hasPart → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

Karbala → historicalEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

this entity surface form: martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali

Ashura → linkedEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

Umayyad Caliphate → notableBattle → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

Husayn ibn Ali → notableEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

Husayn ibn Ali → participatedIn → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

Battle of Baghdad (2003) → precededBy → Battle of Karbala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Karbala (2003)

Early Islamic period → significantEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ