Battle of Maskin (691)
E233277
The Battle of Maskin (691) was a decisive engagement in early Islamic history in which the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik’s forces defeated the army of the anti-caliph Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, helping to end the Second Fitna and restore Umayyad control over the caliphate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Maskin (691) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2006724 — 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 Maskin (691) Context triple: [Second Fitna, hasPart, Battle of Maskin (691)]
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Battle of Marj Rahit (684)
The Battle of Marj Rahit (684) was a decisive early Umayyad victory during the Second Fitna that solidified Marwan I’s claim to the caliphate and deepened divisions within the early Islamic community.
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B.
Battle of Ayn al-Warda (685)
The Battle of Ayn al-Warda (685) was a key engagement during the Second Fitna in which pro-Alid Kufan forces were decisively defeated by the Umayyads, marking the collapse of the Tawwabin uprising.
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C.
Battle of Ridaniya
The Battle of Ridaniya was a decisive 1517 clash near Cairo in which the Ottoman forces under Selim I defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Egypt and the holy cities.
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D.
Battle of Malaun
The Battle of Malaun was a key 1815 engagement between British East India Company forces and the Kingdom of Nepal that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War.
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E.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
- 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 Maskin (691) Target entity description: The Battle of Maskin (691) was a decisive engagement in early Islamic history in which the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik’s forces defeated the army of the anti-caliph Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, helping to end the Second Fitna and restore Umayyad control over the caliphate.
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A.
Battle of Marj Rahit (684)
The Battle of Marj Rahit (684) was a decisive early Umayyad victory during the Second Fitna that solidified Marwan I’s claim to the caliphate and deepened divisions within the early Islamic community.
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B.
Battle of Ayn al-Warda (685)
The Battle of Ayn al-Warda (685) was a key engagement during the Second Fitna in which pro-Alid Kufan forces were decisively defeated by the Umayyads, marking the collapse of the Tawwabin uprising.
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C.
Battle of Ridaniya
The Battle of Ridaniya was a decisive 1517 clash near Cairo in which the Ottoman forces under Selim I defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Egypt and the holy cities.
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D.
Battle of Malaun
The Battle of Malaun was a key 1815 engagement between British East India Company forces and the Kingdom of Nepal that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War.
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E.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWithAntiCaliph |
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
ⓘ
linked to:
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
|
| associatedWithCaliph | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Umayyad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
Zubayrid regime ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Supporters of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| cause | rival claims to the caliphate after the death of Mu‘awiya II ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | late phase of the Second Fitna ⓘ |
| combatant |
Umayyad forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad army
Zubayrid forces ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad army
|
| commandedBy |
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
ⓘ
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ⓘ
linked to:
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
Mus‘ab ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Second Fitna ⓘ |
| date | 691 ⓘ |
| era |
Umayyad period
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| followedBy |
Umayyad reconquest of Mecca
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Mecca (692)
|
| historicalContext | civil war within the early Islamic community ⓘ |
| involves |
Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
anti-caliph Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ
linked to:
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
governor and general al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ⓘ
linked to:
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
|
| locatedInTimePeriod | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| location |
near Maskin, Iraq
ⓘ
region of Iraq ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | early Arabic historical sources ⓘ |
| militaryConsequence | destruction of Mus‘ab ibn al-Zubayr’s army in Iraq ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Mus‘ab ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ |
| outcome |
consolidation of Abd al-Malik’s authority
ⓘ
defeat of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr’s cause in Iraq ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Fitna ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
reunification of most of the caliphate under Umayyad rule
ⓘ
weakening of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr’s position in Mecca ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier campaigns of Abd al-Malik against Zubayrid forces ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Siege of Mecca (692) ⓘ |
| religionContext | Islamic history ⓘ |
| result | Umayyad victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive engagement of the Second Fitna
ⓘ
helped end the Second Fitna ⓘ restored Umayyad control over the caliphate ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Iraq ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear |
Euphrates River
ⓘ
linked to:
Euphrates
|
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 691 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Maskin (691) Description of subject: The Battle of Maskin (691) was a decisive engagement in early Islamic history in which the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik’s forces defeated the army of the anti-caliph Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, helping to end the Second Fitna and restore Umayyad control over the caliphate.
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