Siege of Nicaea
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The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Nicaea canonical | 8 |
| Siege of Nicaea (1097) | 1 |
| Siege of Nicaea (1328–1331) | 1 |
| siege of Nicaea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Nicaea Context triple: [First Crusade, significantEvent, Siege of Nicaea]
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Siege of Antioch
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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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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Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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Siege of Homs
The Siege of Homs was a prolonged and devastating battle in the Syrian Civil War in which government forces encircled and heavily bombarded opposition-held districts of the city, causing extensive destruction and civilian casualties.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Nicaea Target entity description: The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
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A.
Siege of Antioch
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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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.
Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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D.
Siege of Homs
The Siege of Homs was a prolonged and devastating battle in the Syrian Civil War in which government forces encircled and heavily bombarded opposition-held districts of the city, causing extensive destruction and civilian casualties.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Crusade
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attacker |
Byzantine forces
ⓘ
Crusader armies ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Crusader forces ⓘ Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ⓘ |
| cause |
Byzantine objective to regain lost Anatolian territories
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Crusader objective to recover key cities from Muslim control ⓘ |
| combatant |
Greek Byzantine troops
ⓘ
Latin Crusaders ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Christian Crusaders
Seljuk ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Seljuk forces
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| commandedBy |
Alexios I Komnenos
ⓘ
Bohemond I of Antioch ⓘ
surface form:
Bohemond of Taranto
Godfrey of Bouillon ⓘ Hugh of Vermandois ⓘ Kilij Arslan I ⓘ Raymond IV of Toulouse ⓘ |
| conflict | First Crusade ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1097 ⓘ |
| defender |
forces of Kilij Arslan I
ⓘ
garrison of Nicaea ⓘ |
| endDate | 19 June 1097 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Dorylaeum ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| location |
Anatolia
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Bithynia ⓘ Nicaea ⓘ |
| militaryTactics |
blockade by land and lake
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encirclement of city walls ⓘ use of siege engines ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Byzantine naval support on Lake Askania
ⓘ
city surrendered to Byzantines rather than directly to Crusaders ⓘ cooperation between Crusader leaders and Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| opponent |
Seljuk Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Seljuk Turks
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| opposingState |
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
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surface form:
Sultanate of Rum
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| partOf | First Crusade ⓘ |
| precededBy | People's Crusade ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Turkey
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İznik ⓘ |
| result |
Byzantine–Crusader victory
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capture of Nicaea by Byzantine Empire ⓘ opening of Crusader advance into inner Anatolia ⓘ |
| startDate | 14 May 1097 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
secured a key fortress city controlling routes into Anatolia
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weakened Seljuk control in northwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Nicaea transferred from Seljuk control to Byzantine control ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Nicaea Description of subject: The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
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