Battle of Mu'tah

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The Battle of Mu'tah was an early and significant military engagement between the nascent Muslim community of Medina and the Byzantine Empire’s forces in 629 CE, marking the first major clash between them outside the Arabian Peninsula.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Muʾtah 7
Battle of Mu'tah canonical 5
Ghazwat Mu'tah 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath boosted reputation of Khalid ibn al-Walid as a military leader ⓘ
preceded later Muslim campaigns into Syria ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ghazwat Mu'tah ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
arabicName غزوة مؤتة ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Ghassanid Arab Christian allies ⓘ
linked to: Ghassanids

Muslims of Medina ⓘ
Rashidun forces ⓘ
calendarDateHijri Jumada al-Awwal 8 AH ⓘ
casualties three successive Muslim commanders killed ⓘ
cause killing of Muslim envoy al-Harith ibn Umayr al-Azdi ⓘ
combatantsReligion Muslim Arabs vs Christian Byzantines and Ghassanids ⓘ
commander Abdullah ibn Rawahah ⓘ
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
Theodore (Byzantine commander, per some sources) ⓘ
Zayd ibn Harithah ⓘ
commandStructure three designated successive commanders followed by Khalid ibn al-Walid taking command ⓘ
conflictType Byzantine–Arab conflict ⓘ
date 629 ⓘ
629-09 ⓘ
era early Islamic period ⓘ
geopoliticalContext frontier zone between Byzantine Empire and Arabian tribes ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn modern-day Jordan ⓘ
near Karak ⓘ
mentionedIn early Islamic historical sources such as Ibn Ishaq and al-Tabari ⓘ
nicknameOfCommander Khalid ibn al-Walid was later titled "Sword of Allah" ⓘ
linked to: Khalid ibn al-Walid
notableDeath Abdullah ibn Rawahah ⓘ
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Zayd ibn Harithah ⓘ
partOf early Muslim–Byzantine wars ⓘ
place Mu'tah ⓘ
linked to: Muʾtah
pretext retaliation for murder of Muslim emissary to Ghassanid ruler ⓘ
relatedTo Muslim–Byzantine wars ⓘ
expeditions of Muhammad ⓘ
religiousContext ordered by the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
result Byzantine–Ghassanid defensive success ⓘ
tactical withdrawal of Muslim forces ⓘ
significance early test of Muslim military capability against a great power ⓘ
first Muslim military expedition beyond the Arabian Peninsula against Byzantines ⓘ
first major clash between Muslims and Byzantine forces ⓘ
strength Byzantine and Ghassanid force significantly larger ⓘ
Muslim force about 3,000 men ⓘ
successorCommander Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Muslim army preserved despite being outnumbered ⓘ
weaponry swords, lances, bows typical of 7th-century Near Eastern warfare ⓘ

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

Arab–Byzantine wars → hasPart → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ
Khalid ibn al-Walid → participatedIn → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib → diedInBattle → Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib → army → Muslim army at Muʾtah ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib → battle → Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
Zayd ibn Harithah → diedIn → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ
Zayd ibn Harithah → participatedIn → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ
Battle of Mu'tah → alsoKnownAs → Ghazwat Mu'tah ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
Battle of Mu'tah → arabicName → غزوة مؤتة ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
Sword of Allah → notableBattleAssociations → Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ
Muʾtah → knownFor → Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
Muʾtah → hasEvent → Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib → battle → Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ
subject linked to: Jaʿfar al-Tayyar
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib → battle → Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ
subject linked to: Jaʿfar the Flyer
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib → diedIn → Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ
subject linked to: Jaʿfar the Flyer
linked to: Battle of Mu'tah