Muʾtah
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Muʾtah is a historic town in modern-day Jordan, best known as the site of an early Islamic battle in 629 CE in which several prominent Muslim leaders, including Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib, were killed.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historic site
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town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rashidun period
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early Islamic military campaigns ⓘ |
| battleInvolvedParty |
Byzantine Empire
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Byzantine-allied Arab Christian tribes ⓘ Muslim forces from Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleOutcomeCharacterization |
strategic demonstration of Muslim military presence
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tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Islamic historical tradition ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
629 CE
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8 AH ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Mu'tah
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Muta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Battle of Muʾtah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
mausoleums of Battle of Muʾtah martyrs
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mosques dedicated to Battle of Muʾtah commanders ⓘ |
| hasToponymLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | Prophet Muhammad’s companions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | frontier zone between early Muslim state and Byzantine territories ⓘ |
| knownFor | Battle of Muʾtah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Arabic-speaking world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karak Governorate
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modern-day Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| memorializedIn |
Islamic biographical literature (sira)
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hadith and maghazi literature ⓘ |
| notableDeath |
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib
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Zayd ibn Harithah NERFINISHED ⓘ ʿAbd Allah ibn Rawahah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proximityTo | city of Karak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistoricalSignificance | Islamic history ⓘ |
| religiousTourism | site of ziyara for Muslims ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | 7th century CE ⓘ |
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