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Battle of Karbala

battle in October 680 between the army of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad and al-Husayn ibn Ali
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Battle of Karbala
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Summary

Battle of Karbala is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,479 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Location: Karbala[3]
  • Part of: Second Fitna[4]
  • Commons category: Battle of Karbala[5]
  • Point in time: October 10, 680[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Battle of Karbala[7]
  • Topic has template: Q8080753[8]

Why It Matters

Battle of Karbala has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Abbas ibn Ali Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin Husayn ibn Ali Karbala

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Q796
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34242|batch #34242]]: Battle of Karbala == Iraq"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
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    Coordinate location → {'lat': 32.61527777777778, 'lon': 44.03138888888889}
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007541184105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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