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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Label Occurrences
Battle of Karbala canonical 49
Battle of Karbala (2003) 1
Battle of Karbala (680 CE) 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 (60)

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

Umayyad Caliphate → notableBattle → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Shia Islam → centralEventOfPiety → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Battle of Baghdad (2003) → precededBy → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Karbala (2003)
Battle of Karbala → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maʿrakat Karbalāʾ
Second Fitna → hasPart → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Hosay → commemorates → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali → notableEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali → associatedWith → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali → participatedIn → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Karbala → eventLocation → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Karbala → historicalEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
this entity surface form: martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
Ashura → commemorates → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Ashura → linkedEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Imam Husayn Shrine → eventAssociatedWith → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Early Islamic period → significantEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Operation Karbala-5 → namedAfter → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Karbala Governorate → historicalAssociation → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Karbala (680 CE) through the city of Karbala
Muharram → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Ali Zayn al-Abidin → survivorOf → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Bishad Sindhu → mainSubject → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Bishad Sindhu → portraysEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Yazid I → notableEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan → participatedIn → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Battle of Ayn al-Warda (685) → followed → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Battle of Ayn al-Warda (685) → relatedTo → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin → participatedIn → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin → survivorOf → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Hussain Day → relatedTo → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Tadjah festival → commemorates → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn → causeOfDeath → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
this entity surface form: battle of Karbala
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn → battle → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
this entity surface form: Karbala tragedy
Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil → associatedWith → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn → deathEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Abbas ibn Ali → battle → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Islamic civil wars → hasComponentConflict → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Umar ibn Saʿd → battle → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Hussain → hasReligiousEventAssociation → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala → associatedWith → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Qasim ibn al-Hassan → battle → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Qasim ibn al-Hassan → associatedEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tragedy of Karbala
Arbaeen pilgrimage → commemorates → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (Holy Thresholds) → associatedWith → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
subject surface form: Atabat Al-Muqaddasa
Abu Abd Allah → associatedEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Arbaeen → commemorates → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Arbaeen → associatedEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) → commemorates → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Imam Husayn → notableEvent → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Imam Husayn → deathContext → Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Husseiniyas → commemorates → Battle of Karbala ⓘ