Battle of the Confederates

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The Battle of the Confederates was a pivotal early Islamic military confrontation in Medina in which a coalition of Arab tribes besieged the city but were ultimately repelled, significantly strengthening the position of the nascent Muslim community.

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Battle of the Confederates canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aftermath increased prestige of the Muslim community ⓘ
weakening of Meccan and allied tribal resolve ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Trench ⓘ
Ghazwat al‑Khandaq ⓘ
linked to: Ghazwat al‑Ahzab

al‑Ahzab ⓘ
linked to: Ghazwat al‑Ahzab

al‑Khandaq ⓘ
linked to: Al‑Khandaq
associatedWith Medinan period of Muhammad’s prophethood ⓘ
belligerent Muslim community of Medina ⓘ
Quraysh of Mecca ⓘ
linked to: Quraysh

confederate tribal coalition ⓘ
various allied Arab tribes ⓘ
cause Quraysh and allies’ attempt to destroy the Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
commander Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
conflictIn early Muslim–Quraysh conflicts ⓘ
date 5 AH ⓘ
627 ⓘ
duration several weeks ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
geopoliticalContext tribal politics of western Arabia in the 7th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod 7th century CE ⓘ
location Medina ⓘ
Yathrib ⓘ
mentionedIn Islamic historical tradition ⓘ
militaryObjectiveOfConfederates overthrow of the Muslim leadership in Medina ⓘ
militaryObjectiveOfMuslims defense of Medina ⓘ
notableTactic digging of a trench around exposed parts of Medina ⓘ
outcome failure of the confederate coalition to capture Medina ⓘ
partOf early Islamic military campaigns ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Uhud ⓘ
primaryTheater vicinity of Medina’s northern approaches ⓘ
region Hejaz ⓘ
religiousContext Islamic history ⓘ
result Confederate siege lifted ⓘ
Muslim defensive victory ⓘ
strengthening of the Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
significance consolidation of Muslim political and military position in Medina ⓘ
pivotal early Islamic military confrontation ⓘ
turning point in the struggle between Meccan pagans and Muslims ⓘ
strategy defensive warfare ⓘ
typeOfWarfare siege warfare ⓘ

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Ghazwat al‑Ahzab → hasAlias → Battle of the Confederates ⓘ
Ghazwat al‑Ahzab → nameMeaning → Battle of the Confederates ⓘ