Almohad infantry
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Almohad infantry were the core foot soldiers of the Almohad Caliphate’s armies in medieval North Africa and Iberia, known for their role in major conflicts of the Reconquista.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Almohad Caliphate army | 1 |
| Almohad infantry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Almohad infantry Context triple: [Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, involvedMilitaryUnit, Almohad infantry]
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A.
Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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Castilian army
The Castilian army was the medieval and early modern land force of the Crown of Castile, a key component of what became the Spanish military and a major player in the Reconquista and early European power struggles.
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Abbasid forces
Abbasid forces were the military supporters of the Abbasid family whose victory over the Umayyads enabled the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-8th century.
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D.
Janissaries
The Janissaries were an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of enslaved Christian youths, that became one of the most powerful military and political institutions in the empire.
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E.
Genoese crossbowmen
The Genoese crossbowmen were renowned medieval Italian mercenary troops famed for their powerful crossbows and frequent employment in major European battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Almohad infantry Target entity description: Almohad infantry were the core foot soldiers of the Almohad Caliphate’s armies in medieval North Africa and Iberia, known for their role in major conflicts of the Reconquista.
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A.
Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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B.
Castilian army
The Castilian army was the medieval and early modern land force of the Crown of Castile, a key component of what became the Spanish military and a major player in the Reconquista and early European power struggles.
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C.
Abbasid forces
Abbasid forces were the military supporters of the Abbasid family whose victory over the Umayyads enabled the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-8th century.
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D.
Janissaries
The Janissaries were an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of enslaved Christian youths, that became one of the most powerful military and political institutions in the empire.
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E.
Genoese crossbowmen
The Genoese crossbowmen were renowned medieval Italian mercenary troops famed for their powerful crossbows and frequent employment in major European battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of army
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infantry ⓘ military unit type ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Iberian Peninsula
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North Africa ⓘ Al-Andalus ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| allegiance |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
|
| combatRole |
close combat
ⓘ
garrison duty ⓘ line infantry ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| country |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
|
| equipment |
bows
ⓘ
helmets ⓘ javelins ⓘ lamellar armor ⓘ mail armor ⓘ padded armor ⓘ shields ⓘ spears ⓘ swords ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Moors
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surface form:
Andalusian Muslims
Arabs ⓘ Berbers ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
North Africa
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surface form:
Maghreb
|
| ideology |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad religious reform movement
|
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Iberian kingdoms
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian kingdoms of Iberia
Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Alarcos
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Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ Maghrebi campaigns ⓘ campaigns in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Almohad infantry
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Almohad Caliphate army
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| recruitment |
Moors
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surface form:
Andalusian Muslims
Berber tribes ⓘ Maghrebi populations ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleIn |
Almohad–Castilian wars
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surface form:
Almohad–Christian wars in Iberia
Reconquista ⓘ |
| tactics |
combined arms with cavalry
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defensive shield formations ⓘ dense infantry formations ⓘ use of missile troops in front ranks ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Almohad infantry Description of subject: Almohad infantry were the core foot soldiers of the Almohad Caliphate’s armies in medieval North Africa and Iberia, known for their role in major conflicts of the Reconquista.
Referenced by (2)
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