Definition of Battle of Kerbala

1. Noun. A battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed. "The Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"

Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Geographical relationships: Karbala, Kerbala, Kerbela

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Kerbala

Battenbergers
Battey bacillus
Battle Born State
Battle of Alberta
Battle of Britain
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Flodden Field
Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Granicus River
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Jena
Battle of Kerbala (current term)
Battle of Lake Trasimenus
Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of Magenta
Battle of Maldon
Battle of Midway
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Monmouth Court House
Battle of Naseby
Battle of Ontario
Battle of Pydna
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Ravenna
Battle of Rocroi

Literary usage of Battle of Kerbala

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Saracens from the Earliest Times to the Fall of Bagdad by Arthur Gilman (1887)
"... at the battle of Kerbala, a violent desire to revenge the slaughter of Hosein, and placing at their head one Soliman, they assembled outside the walls ..."

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