Battle of Adasa

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The Battle of Adasa was a decisive engagement in 161 BCE during the Maccabean Revolt in which Judas Maccabeus defeated and killed the Seleucid general Nicanor, securing a major victory for the Jewish rebels.

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Battle of Adasa canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
historical event
associatedWith Hasmonean dynasty NERFINISHED
Seleucid–Hasmonean conflicts NERFINISHED
belligerent Hasmonean forces NERFINISHED
Jewish rebels
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED
cause Seleucid attempts to suppress Jewish autonomy
combatant Judas Maccabeus NERFINISHED
Nicanor NERFINISHED
commander Judas Maccabeus NERFINISHED
Nicanor NERFINISHED
conflict Maccabean Revolt NERFINISHED
culturalMemory commemorated in Jewish tradition as a deliverance from enemies
date 161 BCE
decade 160s BCE
describedIn 1 Maccabees NERFINISHED
2 Maccabees NERFINISHED
era Hellenistic period
followedBy later stages of the Maccabean Revolt
historicalPeriod Second Temple period NERFINISHED
location Adasa NERFINISHED
Judea NERFINISHED
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED
militaryTactics infantry engagement
namedAfter Adasa NERFINISHED
notableDeath Nicanor NERFINISHED
opponentOf Judas Maccabeus NERFINISHED
Nicanor NERFINISHED
outcome death of Nicanor
decisive Jewish victory
partOf Maccabean Revolt NERFINISHED
Seleucid–Jewish wars NERFINISHED
politicalEffect strengthened Hasmonean leadership in Judea
precededBy Battle of Elasa NERFINISHED
primaryAdversaryOf Seleucid general Nicanor NERFINISHED
primaryCommanderForJewishSide Judas Maccabeus NERFINISHED
primaryCommanderForSeleucidSide Nicanor NERFINISHED
region Levant NERFINISHED
religiousContext Jewish resistance to Hellenistic policies
result Jewish victory
significance major victory for the Jewish rebels
weakened Seleucid control over Judea
year 161 BCE

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Nicanor notableBattle Battle of Adasa
Nicanor deathEvent Battle of Adasa