Battle of Tafileh
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The Battle of Tafileh was a 1918 World War I engagement in which Arab Revolt forces, led in part by T. E. Lawrence and Arab commanders, defeated Ottoman troops in modern-day Jordan, bolstering the revolt’s momentum against Ottoman rule.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Tafileh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5673682 — 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 Tafileh Context triple: [Arab Revolt, significantBattle, Battle of Tafileh]
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Battle of Dandanaqan
The Battle of Dandanaqan (1040) was a decisive military engagement in which the Seljuk Turks defeated the Ghaznavid Empire, leading to Seljuk dominance in Khorasan and the decline of Ghaznavid power.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Nahavand
The Battle of Nahavand was a decisive 7th-century clash in which the Rashidun Caliphate effectively broke Sassanian power in Persia, paving the way for the Islamic conquest of Iran.
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D.
Battle of Royan
The Battle of Royan was a late-World War II Allied operation in April 1945 to capture the German-held Atlantic port city of Royan in southwestern France.
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E.
Battle of Musa Qala
The Battle of Musa Qala was a major 2007 clash in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in which British, American, and Afghan forces recaptured the Taliban-held town of Musa Qala, becoming one of the most prominent engagements of the Afghan War.
- 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 Tafileh Target entity description: The Battle of Tafileh was a 1918 World War I engagement in which Arab Revolt forces, led in part by T. E. Lawrence and Arab commanders, defeated Ottoman troops in modern-day Jordan, bolstering the revolt’s momentum against Ottoman rule.
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A.
Battle of Dandanaqan
The Battle of Dandanaqan (1040) was a decisive military engagement in which the Seljuk Turks defeated the Ghaznavid Empire, leading to Seljuk dominance in Khorasan and the decline of Ghaznavid power.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Nahavand
The Battle of Nahavand was a decisive 7th-century clash in which the Rashidun Caliphate effectively broke Sassanian power in Persia, paving the way for the Islamic conquest of Iran.
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D.
Battle of Royan
The Battle of Royan was a late-World War II Allied operation in April 1945 to capture the German-held Atlantic port city of Royan in southwestern France.
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E.
Battle of Musa Qala
The Battle of Musa Qala was a major 2007 clash in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in which British, American, and Afghan forces recaptured the Taliban-held town of Musa Qala, becoming one of the most prominent engagements of the Afghan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | T. E. Lawrence in the Arab Revolt ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arab Revolt forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Arab Revolt campaign in Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Jordan
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Battles of World War I involving the Arab Revolt ⓘ Battles of World War I involving the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Hashemite Arab forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Ottoman Turkish troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Arab commanders
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Fawzi al-Qawuqji NERFINISHED ⓘ T. E. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Arab Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | January 1918 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | T. E. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Arab advances in Transjordan ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Ottoman Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tafileh NERFINISHED ⓘ modern-day Jordan ⓘ |
| militaryFront | Sinai and Palestine Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
successful Arab defense and counterattack against Ottoman forces
ⓘ
use of guerrilla tactics by Arab forces ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Ottoman officers ⓘ |
| partOf | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | operations against the Hejaz Railway ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Seven Pillars of Wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Arab Revolt victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
bolstered Arab Revolt momentum
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weakened Ottoman control in southern Transjordan ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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British military advisers ⓘ Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| year | 1918 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Tafileh Description of subject: The Battle of Tafileh was a 1918 World War I engagement in which Arab Revolt forces, led in part by T. E. Lawrence and Arab commanders, defeated Ottoman troops in modern-day Jordan, bolstering the revolt’s momentum against Ottoman rule.
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