Ridaniya
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Ridaniya is a historical locality near Cairo, Egypt, known primarily as the site of a pivotal early 16th-century battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ridaniya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6705995 — 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: Ridaniya Context triple: [Battle of Ridaniya, location, Ridaniya]
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A.
Sultaniyya
Sultaniyya was a prominent medieval city in northwestern Iran that served as the political and cultural center of the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty.
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B.
Al-Rihiya
Al-Rihiya is a Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank.
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C.
Kharas
Kharas is a Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank.
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D.
Sijistan
Sijistan (also known as Sistan) is a historical region in eastern Iran and southwestern Afghanistan that was an important center of early Islamic scholarship and culture.
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E.
Yafran
Yafran is a town in western Libya situated in the Nafusa Mountains, known for its Berber heritage and strategic highland location.
- 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: Ridaniya Target entity description: Ridaniya is a historical locality near Cairo, Egypt, known primarily as the site of a pivotal early 16th-century battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate.
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A.
Sultaniyya
Sultaniyya was a prominent medieval city in northwestern Iran that served as the political and cultural center of the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty.
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B.
Al-Rihiya
Al-Rihiya is a Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank.
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C.
Kharas
Kharas is a Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank.
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D.
Sijistan
Sijistan (also known as Sistan) is a historical region in eastern Iran and southwestern Afghanistan that was an important center of early Islamic scholarship and culture.
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E.
Yafran
Yafran is a town in western Libya situated in the Nafusa Mountains, known for its Berber heritage and strategic highland location.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical locality ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ridanieh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of al-Raydaniyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Ottoman conquest of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Selim I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuman Bay II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mamluk Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Selim I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuman Bay II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Ottoman conquest of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
end of the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt ⓘ |
| coordinateRole | battlefield ⓘ |
| country |
Egypt
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ |
| date | 1517 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of decisive Ottoman victory over Mamluks in 1517 ⓘ |
| knownFor | Battle of Ridaniya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cairo Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| location | Ridaniya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman–Mamluk conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentStatus | historical locality near modern Cairo ⓘ |
| result | Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | approach route to Cairo from the east ⓘ |
| usedFor | defensive fortifications by the Mamluks in 1517 ⓘ |
| year | 1517 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ridaniya Description of subject: Ridaniya is a historical locality near Cairo, Egypt, known primarily as the site of a pivotal early 16th-century battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.