Battle of Yamama

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The Battle of Yamama was a major early 7th-century conflict during the Ridda Wars in which the Rashidun Caliphate crushed the forces of the self-proclaimed prophet Musaylima, helping to consolidate Muslim rule in Arabia.

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Battle of Yamama canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedWith Caliph Abu Bakr ⓘ
Khalid ibn al-Walid’s early campaigns ⓘ
belligerent Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
forces of Musaylima ⓘ
cause Ridda (apostasy) of Banu Hanifa ⓘ
claim of prophethood by Musaylima ⓘ
revolt against Medina ⓘ
combatantStrength large Rashidun army under Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
large tribal force of Banu Hanifa ⓘ
commander Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl ⓘ
Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
Musaylima ⓘ
Shurahbil ibn Hasana ⓘ
Thabit ibn Qays ⓘ
conflict Ridda Wars ⓘ
consequence prompted compilation of the Quran into a single mushaf ⓘ
strengthening of Abu Bakr’s authority ⓘ
subjugation of central Arabian tribes ⓘ
country Arabia ⓘ
linked to: Arabian Peninsula
date 632 ⓘ
deathToll high on both sides ⓘ
era Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
followedBy further Ridda Wars operations in Arabia ⓘ
historicalSignificance decisive defeat of a major rival prophetic movement ⓘ
key step in unifying Arabia under the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
knownFor fierce and bloody fighting ⓘ
large number of Muslim martyrs ⓘ
locationFeature fought near the garden of al-Hadīqa (Garden of Death) ⓘ
militaryTactic intense close-quarters combat ⓘ
notableEvent death of Musaylima ⓘ
heavy casualties among Qurra (Quran reciters) ⓘ
opponent Musaylima ⓘ
opposingForce Banu Hanifa tribe ⓘ
linked to: Banu Hanifa
partOf Ridda Wars ⓘ
early Islamic expansion ⓘ
place Yamama ⓘ
region of al-Yamama in central Arabia ⓘ
precededBy earlier Ridda campaigns in central Arabia ⓘ
religiousAspect struggle against claimants to prophethood after Muhammad ⓘ
religiousContext Ridda (apostasy) movements ⓘ
early Islam ⓘ
result Rashidun victory ⓘ
consolidation of Muslim rule in Arabia ⓘ
defeat of Musaylima ⓘ
supportedBy Caliph Abu Bakr ⓘ
timePeriod early 7th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

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

Khalid ibn al-Walid → participatedIn → Battle of Yamama ⓘ
Ridda Wars → significantBattle → Battle of Yamama ⓘ
Wahshi ibn Harb → participatedIn → Battle of Yamama ⓘ
Al-Yamama → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Yamama ⓘ
Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba → participatedIn → Battle of Yamama ⓘ
Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba → diedIn → Battle of Yamama ⓘ
Region of al-Yamama → siteOf → Battle of Yamama ⓘ
Wars of Apostasy → significantBattle → Battle of Yamama ⓘ
Battle of Aqraba → relatedTo → Battle of Yamama ⓘ
Musaylima → significantEvent → Battle of Yamama ⓘ
Musaylima → diedIn → Battle of Yamama ⓘ