Muʾtah
E731723
Muʾtah is a historic town in modern-day Jordan, best known as the site of an early Islamic battle in 629 CE in which several prominent Muslim leaders, including Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib, were killed.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8307786 — 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: Muʾtah Context triple: [Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib, deathPlace, Muʾtah]
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A.
Al Khurmah
Al Khurmah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the Makkah Province.
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B.
Talfah
Talfah is an Iraqi family name most prominently associated with Sajida Talfah, the first wife of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
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C.
Mesaieed
Mesaieed is an industrial city in Qatar known for its major port facilities and petrochemical industries.
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D.
Adh-Dhahiriya
Adh-Dhahiriya is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank known for its historic cave dwellings and agricultural character.
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E.
Al-Ubeidiya
Al-Ubeidiya is a Palestinian town located in the central West Bank, east of Bethlehem.
- 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: Muʾtah Target entity description: Muʾtah is a historic town in modern-day Jordan, best known as the site of an early Islamic battle in 629 CE in which several prominent Muslim leaders, including Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib, were killed.
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A.
Al Khurmah
Al Khurmah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the Makkah Province.
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B.
Talfah
Talfah is an Iraqi family name most prominently associated with Sajida Talfah, the first wife of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
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C.
Mesaieed
Mesaieed is an industrial city in Qatar known for its major port facilities and petrochemical industries.
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D.
Adh-Dhahiriya
Adh-Dhahiriya is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank known for its historic cave dwellings and agricultural character.
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E.
Al-Ubeidiya
Al-Ubeidiya is a Palestinian town located in the central West Bank, east of Bethlehem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rashidun period
ⓘ
linked to:
Rashidun Caliphate
early Islamic military campaigns ⓘ |
| battleInvolvedParty |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Byzantine-allied Arab Christian tribes ⓘ Muslim forces from Medina ⓘ
linked to:
Rashidun forces of Medina
|
| battleOutcomeCharacterization |
strategic demonstration of Muslim military presence
ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Islamic historical tradition ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
629 CE
ⓘ
8 AH ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Mu'tah
ⓘ
linked to:
Muʾtah
Muta ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Battle of Muʾtah
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Mu'tah
|
| hasNearbySite |
mausoleums of Battle of Muʾtah martyrs
ⓘ
mosques dedicated to Battle of Muʾtah commanders ⓘ |
| hasToponymLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Prophet Muhammad’s companions
ⓘ
linked to:
Companions of the Prophet
|
| historicalRole | frontier zone between early Muslim state and Byzantine territories ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Muʾtah
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Mu'tah
|
| languageRegion |
Arabic-speaking world
ⓘ
linked to:
Arab world
|
| locatedIn |
Karak Governorate
ⓘ
modern-day Jordan ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| memorializedIn |
Islamic biographical literature (sira)
ⓘ
hadith and maghazi literature ⓘ |
| notableDeath |
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Zayd ibn Harithah ⓘ ʿAbd Allah ibn Rawahah ⓘ
linked to:
Abdullah ibn Rawahah
|
| partOf |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
|
| proximityTo |
city of Karak
ⓘ
linked to:
Karak
|
| region | southern Jordan ⓘ |
| religionHistoricalSignificance | Islamic history ⓘ |
| religiousTourism | site of ziyara for Muslims ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | 7th century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muʾtah Description of subject: Muʾtah is a historic town in modern-day Jordan, best known as the site of an early Islamic battle in 629 CE in which several prominent Muslim leaders, including Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib, were killed.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Muʾtah
linked to: Muʾtah
linked to: Muʾtah
linked to: Muʾtah
linked to: Muʾtah
subject linked to:
Jaʿfar al-Tayyar