Battle of Uclés (1108)
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The Battle of Uclés (1108) was a significant medieval clash in central Spain in which Almoravid forces decisively defeated the Kingdom of Castile, resulting in the death of King Alfonso VI’s heir and halting Christian advances in the Reconquista.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Uclés (1108) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3479899 — 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 Uclés (1108) Context triple: [Almoravid dynasty, notableBattle, Battle of Uclés (1108)]
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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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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.
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C.
Battle of Llucmajor
The Battle of Llucmajor was a decisive 1349 naval and land engagement in which Peter IV of Aragon defeated and killed James III of Majorca, effectively ending the independence of the Kingdom of Majorca and incorporating its territories into the Crown of Aragon.
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Battle of Alarcos
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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Battle of Boulou
The Battle of Boulou was a significant 1794 engagement of the War of the Pyrenees in which French Revolutionary forces defeated the Spanish army near the eastern Pyrenees, helping secure France’s southern frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Uclés (1108) Target entity description: The Battle of Uclés (1108) was a significant medieval clash in central Spain in which Almoravid forces decisively defeated the Kingdom of Castile, resulting in the death of King Alfonso VI’s heir and halting Christian advances in the Reconquista.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Battle of Llucmajor
The Battle of Llucmajor was a decisive 1349 naval and land engagement in which Peter IV of Aragon defeated and killed James III of Majorca, effectively ending the independence of the Kingdom of Majorca and incorporating its territories into the Crown of Aragon.
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D.
Battle of Alarcos
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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E.
Battle of Boulou
The Battle of Boulou was a significant 1794 engagement of the War of the Pyrenees in which French Revolutionary forces defeated the Spanish army near the eastern Pyrenees, helping secure France’s southern frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in the Reconquista ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Uclés ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alfonso VI of León and Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sancho Alfónsez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Almoravid dynasty
ⓘ
Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
|
| chronologicalOrder | late phase of Alfonso VI’s reign ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Christian forces of the Kingdom of Castile
ⓘ
Almoravid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Muslim forces of the Almoravid dynasty
|
| conflict | Christian–Muslim wars in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| consequence |
death of the heir of Alfonso VI of León and Castile
ⓘ
halted Christian advances in central Spain ⓘ set back the Reconquista ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1108 ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | period of Almoravid consolidation in central Spain ⓘ |
| foughtDuring |
Almoravid campaigns in Iberia
ⓘ
surface form:
Almoravid–Castilian conflicts
|
| geographicalContext |
Castile-La Mancha
ⓘ
surface form:
Castile-La Mancha region
|
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| impactOnCastile |
loss of royal heir
ⓘ
temporary halt to territorial expansion ⓘ |
| killedPerson | Sancho Alfónsez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Uclés ⓘ central Spain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | town of Uclés ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Almoravid commanders
ⓘ
Castilian commanders ⓘ |
| opponent |
Almoravid dynasty
ⓘ
Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
|
| outcome | decisive Almoravid victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Reconquista ⓘ |
| politicalContext | struggle between Christian kingdoms and Almoravid-ruled al-Andalus ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Christian advances into Muslim-held territory in central Spain ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ |
| result | Almoravid victory ⓘ |
| significance |
important turning point in the Reconquista
ⓘ
major defeat for the Kingdom of Castile ⓘ weakened the position of Alfonso VI of León and Castile ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | central Iberia ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1108 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Uclés (1108) Description of subject: The Battle of Uclés (1108) was a significant medieval clash in central Spain in which Almoravid forces decisively defeated the Kingdom of Castile, resulting in the death of King Alfonso VI’s heir and halting Christian advances in the Reconquista.
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