Siege of Antioch
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The Siege of Antioch was a pivotal 1097–1098 military engagement during the First Crusade in which Crusader forces captured the strategically vital city of Antioch after a prolonged blockade and brutal fighting, significantly shaping the campaign’s outcome.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Antioch canonical | 8 |
| Capture of Antioch by the Crusaders | 1 |
| Crusader blockade of Antioch | 1 |
| Siege of Antioch (1097–1098) | 1 |
| capture of Antioch (1098) | 1 |
| siege of Antioch | 1 |
| siege of Antioch (1097–1098) | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Antioch Context triple: [First Crusade, significantEvent, Siege of Antioch]
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A.
Siege of Acre
The Siege of Acre was a pivotal 1799 military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s advance into the Levant was decisively halted by Ottoman and British forces, marking a major setback in his Middle Eastern ambitions.
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B.
Siege of Samaria
The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
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C.
Siege of Tyre
The Siege of Tyre was Alexander the Great’s famous 332 BC assault on the heavily fortified Phoenician island city, marked by the construction of a massive causeway and resulting in a decisive Macedonian victory that secured control of the eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
Siege of Rhodes (1522)
The Siege of Rhodes (1522) was a major Ottoman campaign under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent that culminated in the capture of the island of Rhodes and the expulsion of the Knights Hospitaller from their stronghold.
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Battle of the Trench
The Battle of the Trench was a pivotal 627 CE conflict near Medina in which early Muslims, under Muhammad’s leadership, successfully defended the city against a large Meccan coalition by using an innovative trench fortification.
- 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: Siege of Antioch Target entity description: The Siege of Antioch was a pivotal 1097–1098 military engagement during the First Crusade in which Crusader forces captured the strategically vital city of Antioch after a prolonged blockade and brutal fighting, significantly shaping the campaign’s outcome.
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A.
Siege of Acre
The Siege of Acre was a pivotal 1799 military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s advance into the Levant was decisively halted by Ottoman and British forces, marking a major setback in his Middle Eastern ambitions.
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B.
Siege of Samaria
The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
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C.
Siege of Tyre
The Siege of Tyre was Alexander the Great’s famous 332 BC assault on the heavily fortified Phoenician island city, marked by the construction of a massive causeway and resulting in a decisive Macedonian victory that secured control of the eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
Siege of Rhodes (1522)
The Siege of Rhodes (1522) was a major Ottoman campaign under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent that culminated in the capture of the island of Rhodes and the expulsion of the Knights Hospitaller from their stronghold.
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E.
Battle of the Trench
The Battle of the Trench was a pivotal 627 CE conflict near Medina in which early Muslims, under Muhammad’s leadership, successfully defended the city against a large Meccan coalition by using an innovative trench fortification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Crusade
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siege ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Bohemond of Taranto becomes Prince of Antioch
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Establishment of the Principality of Antioch ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Crusader army
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Danishmend and other Turkish forces ⓘ Seljuk forces of Mosul ⓘ
surface form:
Relief army of Kerbogha of Mosul
Seljuk defenders of Antioch ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| characteristic |
episodes of cannibalism reported among some Crusaders
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prolonged starvation among Crusaders ⓘ use of fortifications and counter-fortifications ⓘ |
| combatant |
Byzantine contingents (limited support)
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forces from the County of Toulouse ⓘ forces from the Duchy of Normandy ⓘ forces from the Holy Roman Empire territories ⓘ |
| commander |
Adhemar of Le Puy
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Bohemond I of Antioch ⓘ
surface form:
Bohemond of Taranto
Godfrey of Bouillon ⓘ Kerbogha of Mosul ⓘ Raymond IV of Toulouse ⓘ Robert II of Normandy ⓘ Yaghi-Siyan ⓘ |
| conflict | First Crusade ⓘ |
| endDate | 1098-06-28 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Ma'arrat al-Numan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Crusader advance toward Jerusalem ⓘ |
| location |
Antioch
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Principality of Antioch ⓘ present-day Antakya, Turkey ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Betrayal by Firuz opening a gate to the Crusaders
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Siege of Antioch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crusader blockade of Antioch
Crusader capture of Antioch on 3 June 1098 ⓘ the True Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Discovery of the Holy Lance
Subsequent siege of Crusaders by Kerbogha ⓘ |
| partOf | First Crusade ⓘ |
| politicalAspect | Tension between Crusader leaders and the Byzantine Empire over control of Antioch ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Nicaea ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | Boost to Crusader morale from the Holy Lance relic ⓘ |
| result | Crusader victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1097-10-20 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Control of a key city on the route to Jerusalem
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Control of access between Anatolia and Syria ⓘ |
| territorialChange |
Siege of Antioch
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Capture of Antioch by the Crusaders
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| year |
1097
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1098 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Antioch Description of subject: The Siege of Antioch was a pivotal 1097–1098 military engagement during the First Crusade in which Crusader forces captured the strategically vital city of Antioch after a prolonged blockade and brutal fighting, significantly shaping the campaign’s outcome.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
capture of Antioch (1098)
this entity surface form:
siege of Antioch (1097–1098)
subject surface form:
Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres
this entity surface form:
siege of Antioch
this entity surface form:
Capture of Antioch by the Crusaders
this entity surface form:
Crusader blockade of Antioch
this entity surface form:
Siege of Antioch (1097–1098)