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Yamama
Yamama is a historical region of central Arabia, in the area of present-day Riyadh. After the death of the Prophet Muhammad it was the base of the rival prophet Musaylima. The Battle of Yamama, in which Musaylima was killed, was the decisive moment of the Ridda Wars that reunified Arabia under the caliphate.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Yamama. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yamama
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