Portuguese capture of Tangier

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battle military campaign siege

The Portuguese capture of Tangier was a 15th-century military campaign in which Portugal sought to expand its North African holdings by seizing the strategic port city of Tangier from Muslim rule.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Capture of Tangier (1471)	1
Portuguese capture of Tangier canonical	1
Portuguese expedition to Tangier (1437)	1
Portuguese occupation of Tangier	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Marinid dynasty ⓘ surface form: Marinid Sultanate Wattasid rulers of northern Morocco ⓘ
combatantReligion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
commander	Afonso V of Portugal ⓘ Prince John of Portugal ⓘ local Moroccan commanders ⓘ
conflictType	Portuguese–Moroccan conflict ⓘ
countryInvolved	Portugal ⓘ
date	1471 ⓘ
era	15th century ⓘ
followedBy	Portuguese capture of Tangier self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Portuguese occupation of Tangier fortification of Tangier by Portugal ⓘ
locatedIn	Morocco ⓘ
location	Tangier ⓘ
motivation	control of trade routes between Atlantic and Mediterranean ⓘ religious crusading impulse against Muslim rule ⓘ
objective	control of strategic port city ⓘ expansion of Portuguese holdings in North Africa ⓘ seizure of Tangier ⓘ
opponentCountry	Morocco ⓘ
opponentReligion	Islam ⓘ
outcome	establishment of Portuguese garrison in Tangier ⓘ integration of Tangier into Portuguese overseas domains ⓘ
partOf	Portuguese expansion into North Africa ⓘ surface form: Portuguese expansion in North Africa Portuguese discoveries ⓘ surface form: Portuguese overseas expansion
place	Tangier ⓘ
precededBy	Conquest of Ceuta ⓘ surface form: Portuguese conquest of Ceuta failed Portuguese expedition to Tangier in 1437 ⓘ
relatedTo	History of Tangier ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ Portuguese–Marinid conflicts ⓘ surface form: Portuguese–Moroccan wars
result	Portuguese victory ⓘ capture of Tangier by Portugal ⓘ
significance	enhanced control over Strait of Gibraltar approaches ⓘ strengthened Portuguese presence in North Africa ⓘ symbolic victory in Christian–Muslim conflicts in the region ⓘ
strategicImportance	gateway between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ major Atlantic port ⓘ
year	1471 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Conquest of Ceuta → followedBy → Portuguese capture of Tangier ⓘ

Portuguese expansion into North Africa → hasKeyEvent → Portuguese capture of Tangier ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capture of Tangier (1471)

Portuguese capture of Tangier → followedBy → Portuguese capture of Tangier self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portuguese occupation of Tangier

Ferdinand the Holy Prince → participatedIn → Portuguese capture of Tangier ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portuguese expedition to Tangier (1437)