Banu Ghatafan

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Banu Ghatafan was a powerful tribal confederation of central Arabia that played a significant role in early Islamic-era conflicts and alliances.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Banu Ashja 1
Banu Dhubyan 1
Banu Fazarah 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab tribal confederation
tribe of central Arabia
alliedWith Jewish tribes of Khaybar at certain times
Quraysh during some conflicts with Muhammad
ancestralFigure Ghatafan ibn Saʿd
conflictWith Khaybar campaign (as opponents of Muslims)
linked to: Battle of Khaybar

Muslim community of Medina
culture Bedouin tribal customs
economy pastoralism
raiding
ethnicGroup Arabs
hasSubTribe Banu Abs
Banu Ashja
linked to: Banu Ghatafan

Banu Dhubyan
linked to: Banu Ghatafan

Banu Fazarah
linked to: Banu Ghatafan

Banu Murra
linked to: Banu Ghatafan
involvedIn raids and counter-raids with Muslims in Medina
knownFor military strength
opposition to Muhammad in early years
language Arabic
laterHistory involved in early Islamic tribal politics
many members converted to Islam
locatedIn Central Arabia
Najd
mentionedIn early Islamic historical sources
hadith literature
sīra literature
militaryAlliances coalitions with other Najdi tribes
participatedIn Battle of Uhud (on the side of the Meccan coalition)
linked to: Battle of Uhud

Battle of the Trench
partOf North Arabian tribes
linked to: Northern Arabia
playedRoleIn early Islamic-era alliances
early Islamic-era conflicts
politicalRole major power among Najdi tribes in 7th century
politicalStatus independent tribal power before Islam
negotiated treaties and truces with Muhammad
regionOfActivity between Hijaz and Najd
religionBeforeIslam Arab paganism
socialOrganization segmentary lineage system
strategicImportance controlled routes in central Arabia
timePeriod early Islamic period
pre-Islamic Arabia
tribalGenealogy descended from Qays ʿAylan
part of the larger Mudar grouping
tribalStructure confederation of several sub-tribes
typeOfSociety tribal, nomadic or semi-nomadic

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Battle of the Trench hasParticipant Banu Ghatafan
Banu Ghatafan hasSubTribe Banu Dhubyan
linked to: Banu Ghatafan
Banu Ghatafan hasSubTribe Banu Ashja
linked to: Banu Ghatafan
Banu Ghatafan hasSubTribe Banu Murra
linked to: Banu Ghatafan
Banu Ghatafan hasSubTribe Banu Fazarah
linked to: Banu Ghatafan