Battle of Alarcos
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The Battle of Alarcos was a major 1195 military defeat of Castile by the Almohad Caliphate that temporarily halted Christian expansion during the Reconquista in the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Alarcos canonical | 4 |
| Batalla de Alarcos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2253271 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Alarcos Context triple: [Almohad dynasty, notableEvent, Battle of Alarcos]
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A.
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa was a decisive 1212 clash in Iberia in which Christian forces crushed the Almohad Caliphate, marking a major turning point in the Reconquista.
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B.
Battle of Almanza
The Battle of Almanza was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated the allied British, Portuguese, and Dutch army, helping secure Bourbon control over Spain.
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C.
Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
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D.
Battle of Simancas
The Battle of Simancas was a major 10th-century clash in the Iberian Peninsula in which Christian forces, led chiefly by the Kingdom of León, repelled a large Muslim army from Al-Andalus, marking a significant moment in the Christian–Muslim frontier wars.
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E.
Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz
The Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz was a significant 10th-century clash during the Reconquista in which Christian forces fought to secure a strategic stronghold on the Duero frontier against Muslim-held territories in the Iberian Peninsula.
- 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: Battle of Alarcos Target entity description: The Battle of Alarcos was a major 1195 military defeat of Castile by the Almohad Caliphate that temporarily halted Christian expansion during the Reconquista in the Iberian Peninsula.
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A.
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa was a decisive 1212 clash in Iberia in which Christian forces crushed the Almohad Caliphate, marking a major turning point in the Reconquista.
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B.
Battle of Almanza
The Battle of Almanza was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated the allied British, Portuguese, and Dutch army, helping secure Bourbon control over Spain.
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C.
Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
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D.
Battle of Simancas
The Battle of Simancas was a major 10th-century clash in the Iberian Peninsula in which Christian forces, led chiefly by the Kingdom of León, repelled a large Muslim army from Al-Andalus, marking a significant moment in the Christian–Muslim frontier wars.
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E.
Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz
The Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz was a significant 10th-century clash during the Reconquista in which Christian forces fought to secure a strategic stronghold on the Duero frontier against Muslim-held territories in the Iberian Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in the Reconquista ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Alarcos
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla de Alarcos
|
| belligerent |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
|
| combatantSide |
Almohad army from North Africa and al-Andalus
ⓘ
Castilian forces including military orders ⓘ |
| commander |
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
ⓘ
Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Reconquista ⓘ |
| consequence |
prompted later Christian coalition leading to Las Navas de Tolosa
ⓘ
weakening of the Order of Calatrava ⓘ |
| date | 1195-07-18 ⓘ |
| effect |
Castilian retreat to the north
ⓘ
loss of key fortresses south of the Tagus ⓘ |
| effectOn |
Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
|
| era |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad period in Iberia
|
| followedBy | Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Castile
ⓘ
Andalusia ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| involved | Order of Calatrava ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
|
| militaryContext | struggle for control of central Iberian Meseta ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
ⓘ
Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of Castile ⓘ |
| partOf |
Almohad–Castilian wars
ⓘ
Christian–Muslim conflicts in medieval Iberia ⓘ |
| place | near Alarcos, Kingdom of Castile ⓘ |
| precededBy | Almohad invasion of Castile (1195) ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian–Muslim frontier warfare ⓘ |
| result | Almohad victory ⓘ |
| significance |
strengthened Almohad control over al-Andalus
ⓘ
temporarily halted Christian expansion in central Iberia ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | occurred before the major Christian advance of the early 13th century ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched field battle ⓘ |
| year | 1195 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Alarcos Description of subject: The Battle of Alarcos was a major 1195 military defeat of Castile by the Almohad Caliphate that temporarily halted Christian expansion during the Reconquista in the Iberian Peninsula.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Batalla de Alarcos