Siege of Tarifa (1292)
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The Siege of Tarifa (1292) was a key episode in the Reconquista during which Castilian forces captured the strategic coastal town of Tarifa from Muslim rule, strengthening Christian control over the Strait of Gibraltar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Tarifa (1292) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3586014 — 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.
Target entity: Siege of Tarifa (1292) Context triple: [Tarifa, historicalEvent, Siege of Tarifa (1292)]
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Siege of Seville (1247–1248)
The Siege of Seville (1247–1248) was a major campaign of the Reconquista in which Castilian forces under Ferdinand III captured the important Muslim-held city of Seville, significantly expanding Christian control in the Iberian Peninsula.
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Siege of Burgos
The Siege of Burgos was a 1812 Peninsular War campaign in which British and allied forces under the Duke of Wellington unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held fortress of Burgos in northern Spain.
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Siege of Toledo
The Siege of Toledo was a pivotal early 8th-century military engagement in which Muslim forces captured the Visigothic capital, helping to secure Umayyad control over much of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Castilian campaign of 1367
The Castilian campaign of 1367 was an English-backed military expedition during the Castilian Civil War, led in part by the Black Prince to restore King Peter of Castile to his throne against Henry of Trastámara.
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E.
Battle of Cerignola
The Battle of Cerignola (1503) was a pivotal engagement in the Italian Wars, often cited as the first major European battle won largely through the use of firearms, where Spanish forces decisively defeated the French in southern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Tarifa (1292) Target entity description: The Siege of Tarifa (1292) was a key episode in the Reconquista during which Castilian forces captured the strategic coastal town of Tarifa from Muslim rule, strengthening Christian control over the Strait of Gibraltar.
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A.
Siege of Seville (1247–1248)
The Siege of Seville (1247–1248) was a major campaign of the Reconquista in which Castilian forces under Ferdinand III captured the important Muslim-held city of Seville, significantly expanding Christian control in the Iberian Peninsula.
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B.
Siege of Burgos
The Siege of Burgos was a 1812 Peninsular War campaign in which British and allied forces under the Duke of Wellington unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held fortress of Burgos in northern Spain.
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C.
Siege of Toledo
The Siege of Toledo was a pivotal early 8th-century military engagement in which Muslim forces captured the Visigothic capital, helping to secure Umayyad control over much of the Iberian Peninsula.
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D.
Castilian campaign of 1367
The Castilian campaign of 1367 was an English-backed military expedition during the Castilian Civil War, led in part by the Black Prince to restore King Peter of Castile to his throne against Henry of Trastámara.
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E.
Battle of Cerignola
The Battle of Cerignola (1503) was a pivotal engagement in the Italian Wars, often cited as the first major European battle won largely through the use of firearms, where Spanish forces decisively defeated the French in southern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialEntity | Tarifa ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | earlier Reconquista campaigns in Andalusia ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | later Christian operations around the Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| combatant |
Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Marinid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Marinid Sultanate
Kingdom of Granada ⓘ
surface form:
Nasrid Emirate of Granada
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| commandedBy | Sancho IV of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | medieval siege ⓘ |
| follows | previous Muslim control of Tarifa ⓘ |
| hasCause | Castilian expansion during the Reconquista ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
|
| hasEndTime | 1292 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ Tarifa ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Castilian victory
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capture of Tarifa by Castile ⓘ end of Muslim rule in Tarifa ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1292 ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of access to the Strait of Gibraltar
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control of maritime routes between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Christian conquest of Seville
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surface form:
Christian conquest of southern Andalusia
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| opponent | Muslim forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Reconquista ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian–Muslim conflict in medieval Iberia ⓘ |
| significance |
strengthened Christian control over the Strait of Gibraltar
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weakened Muslim presence in southern Iberia ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Tarifa (1292) Description of subject: The Siege of Tarifa (1292) was a key episode in the Reconquista during which Castilian forces captured the strategic coastal town of Tarifa from Muslim rule, strengthening Christian control over the Strait of Gibraltar.
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