Siege of Banu Qurayza

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The Siege of Banu Qurayza was a pivotal 7th-century conflict in Medina in which the Muslim community under Muhammad besieged and defeated the Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza, leading to their mass execution and exile.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in early Islamic history ⓘ
siege ⓘ
after Battle of the Trench ⓘ
aftermath distribution of spoils among Muslims ⓘ
land and property integrated into Muslim community of Medina ⓘ
associatedCity Yathrib ⓘ
associatedTribe Banu Qurayza ⓘ
linked to: Banu Qurayzah
belligerent Banu Qurayza ⓘ
linked to: Banu Qurayzah

Muslim community of Medina ⓘ
category 7th-century conflicts ⓘ
Battles involving Muhammad ⓘ
History of Medina ⓘ
cause accusations of treason against Banu Qurayza ⓘ
alleged breach of pact by Banu Qurayza during the Battle of the Trench ⓘ
commander Kaʿb ibn Asad ⓘ
Muhammad ⓘ
Saʿd ibn Muʿadh ⓘ
linked to: Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh
conflictType military siege ⓘ
date 5 AH ⓘ
627 ⓘ
decisionMakerOnFateOfPrisoners Saʿd ibn Muʿadh ⓘ
linked to: Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh
historicalDebate extent of Banu Qurayza's alleged treason ⓘ
number of those executed ⓘ
judgmentCharacterizationInIslamicSources in accordance with Torah law ⓘ
languageOfPrimaryNarratives Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ
Medina ⓘ
partOf Muhammad's military campaigns ⓘ
early Muslim–Jewish conflicts in Medina ⓘ
primarySources Ibn Hisham's recension of Ibn Ishaq ⓘ
Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah ⓘ
al-Tabari's Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk ⓘ
religiousContext early Islam ⓘ
relations between Muslims and Jewish tribes in Medina ⓘ
religiousGroupInvolved Jews ⓘ
Muslims ⓘ
result confiscation of Banu Qurayza property ⓘ
defeat of Banu Qurayza ⓘ
elimination of Banu Qurayza as a political entity in Medina ⓘ
enslavement of many Banu Qurayza women and children ⓘ
execution of Banu Qurayza men ⓘ
significance consolidation of Muhammad's authority in Medina ⓘ
end of major organized Jewish military presence in Medina ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century ⓘ

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Battle of the Trench → followedBy → Siege of Banu Qurayza ⓘ
Banu Qurayzah → notableEvent → Siege of Banu Qurayzah ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Banu Qurayza
Banu Qurayzah → notableEvent → Aftermath of the Battle of the Trench ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Banu Qurayza
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh → roleInEvent → Siege of Banu Qurayza ⓘ
subject linked to: Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh
Kaʿb ibn Asad → associatedWithEvent → siege of Banu Qurayza ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Banu Qurayza
Muhammad’s military campaigns → component → Expedition against Banu Qurayza ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Banu Qurayza