Battle of Taif
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The Battle of Taif was a 630 CE military campaign in which the early Muslim forces led by the Prophet Muhammad besieged the fortified city of Taif in present-day Saudi Arabia following the Battle of Hunayn.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Taif canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Ta’if | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3908989 — 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 Taif Context triple: [Taif, historicalEvent, Battle of Taif]
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A.
Battle of al-Harra
The Battle of al-Harra was a brutal 683 CE clash near Medina in which the Umayyad caliph Yazid I’s forces crushed a Medinan revolt, marking a key episode of violence and repression during the Second Fitna in early Islamic history.
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B.
Battle of Hunayn
The Battle of Hunayn was a significant early Islamic military engagement in 630 CE in which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces defeated the Hawazin and Thaqif tribes shortly after the conquest of Mecca, consolidating Muslim control over the Arabian Peninsula.
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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 Wadi al-Khaznadar
The Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar was a 1299 clash near Homs in which the Mongol Ilkhanate decisively defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, temporarily disrupting Mamluk control in Syria.
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E.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
- 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 Taif Target entity description: The Battle of Taif was a 630 CE military campaign in which the early Muslim forces led by the Prophet Muhammad besieged the fortified city of Taif in present-day Saudi Arabia following the Battle of Hunayn.
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A.
Battle of al-Harra
The Battle of al-Harra was a brutal 683 CE clash near Medina in which the Umayyad caliph Yazid I’s forces crushed a Medinan revolt, marking a key episode of violence and repression during the Second Fitna in early Islamic history.
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B.
Battle of Hunayn
The Battle of Hunayn was a significant early Islamic military engagement in 630 CE in which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces defeated the Hawazin and Thaqif tribes shortly after the conquest of Mecca, consolidating Muslim control over the Arabian Peninsula.
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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 Wadi al-Khaznadar
The Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar was a 1299 clash near Homs in which the Mongol Ilkhanate decisively defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, temporarily disrupting Mamluk control in Syria.
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E.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Hawazin remnants
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Muslim community of Medina ⓘ Thaqif of Taif ⓘ |
| campaignLeaderSide | Muhammad for the Muslims ⓘ |
| cause | resistance of Thaqif and Hawazin after Battle of Hunayn ⓘ |
| commander |
Malik ibn Awf al-Nasri
ⓘ
Muhammad ⓘ |
| conflictType | military campaign ⓘ |
| date |
630
ⓘ
8 AH ⓘ |
| followedBy |
conversion of Taif to Islam
ⓘ
destruction of idol al-Lat in Taif ⓘ |
| follows | Battle of Hunayn ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Hejaz region
ⓘ
linked to:
Hejaz
|
| hasParticipant |
Muslim forces
ⓘ
Thaqif tribe ⓘ
linked to:
Banu Thaqif
allies of Thaqif ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Arabic ⓘ |
| location |
Taif
ⓘ
present-day Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
strong fortifications of Taif
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use of advanced siege equipment by Muslims ⓘ |
| outcomeDetail |
city of Taif did not immediately surrender
ⓘ
later peaceful submission of Taif ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wars of the Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad’s military campaigns
early Muslim military campaigns ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Hunayn ⓘ |
| primarySourceTradition | Islamic historical and hadith literature ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Hunayn
ⓘ
Conquest of Mecca ⓘ |
| religiousContext | expansion of Islam in Arabia ⓘ |
| result |
Muslim forces withdrew
ⓘ
inconclusive siege ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidation of Muslim authority in western Arabia
ⓘ
event leading to Islamization of Taif and Thaqif tribe ⓘ |
| strengthSide |
Muslim army of several thousand
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Taif garrison in fortified city ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
blockade of city
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siege ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
catapults
ⓘ
siege engines ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Taif Description of subject: The Battle of Taif was a 630 CE military campaign in which the early Muslim forces led by the Prophet Muhammad besieged the fortified city of Taif in present-day Saudi Arabia following the Battle of Hunayn.
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