Siege of Zara
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The Siege of Zara was a 1202 military assault by Crusader forces against the Christian city of Zara (Zadar) that marked the controversial and excommunicable diversion of the Fourth Crusade from its original mission to the Holy Land.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Zara canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Zara Context triple: [Fourth Crusade, notableEvent, Siege of Zara]
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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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Siege of Nice
The Siege of Nice was a 1543 military engagement during the Italian Wars in which Franco-Ottoman forces besieged the strategically important city of Nice, then under the control of the Duchy of Savoy allied with the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Siege of the Alcázar
The Siege of the Alcázar was a pivotal early battle of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, in which Nationalist forces held out for months against a prolonged Republican siege of the fortress in Toledo, becoming a powerful symbol of Nationalist resistance.
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Siege of Rhodes (1522)
The Siege of Rhodes (1522) was a major Ottoman campaign under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent that culminated in the capture of the island of Rhodes and the expulsion of the Knights Hospitaller from their stronghold.
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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 Zara Target entity description: The Siege of Zara was a 1202 military assault by Crusader forces against the Christian city of Zara (Zadar) that marked the controversial and excommunicable diversion of the Fourth Crusade from its original mission to the Holy Land.
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A.
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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B.
Siege of Nice
The Siege of Nice was a 1543 military engagement during the Italian Wars in which Franco-Ottoman forces besieged the strategically important city of Nice, then under the control of the Duchy of Savoy allied with the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Siege of the Alcázar
The Siege of the Alcázar was a pivotal early battle of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, in which Nationalist forces held out for months against a prolonged Republican siege of the fortress in Toledo, becoming a powerful symbol of Nationalist resistance.
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D.
Siege of Rhodes (1522)
The Siege of Rhodes (1522) was a major Ottoman campaign under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent that culminated in the capture of the island of Rhodes and the expulsion of the Knights Hospitaller from their stronghold.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
City of Zara
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Crusader forces ⓘ
surface form:
Crusader army of the Fourth Crusade
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving the Republic of Venice
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Battles of the Fourth Crusade ⓘ Sieges of the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| cause |
Crusaders’ debt to Venice for transport
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Venetian desire to assert control over Zara ⓘ agreement between Crusader leaders and Venice ⓘ |
| commander |
Boniface I of Montferrat
ⓘ
Enrico Dandolo ⓘ leaders of the Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| consequence |
diversion of the Fourth Crusade from the Holy Land
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excommunication of the Crusader army by the pope ⓘ excommunication of the Venetians by the pope ⓘ |
| defendingCommander |
Emeric of Hungary
ⓘ
surface form:
King Emeric of Hungary
local leaders of Zara ⓘ |
| describedAs | first attack by Crusaders on a Christian city ⓘ |
| endTime | 1202 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further diversion of the Fourth Crusade toward Constantinople ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between papal authority and crusading armies
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political opportunism ⓘ religious controversy ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Croatia ⓘ |
| location |
Adriatic Sea
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Dalmatia ⓘ Zadar NERFINISHED ⓘ Zara ⓘ |
| militaryAction |
bombardment of city defenses
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naval blockade ⓘ |
| notableFor |
marking the first major diversion of the Fourth Crusade
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triggering papal excommunication of the crusading host ⓘ |
| opponent | Hungarian-Croatian forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1202 ⓘ |
| precededBy | assembly of the Fourth Crusade at Venice ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
attack on a Christian city
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controversial action within the Crusading movement ⓘ |
| result |
Crusader and Venetian victory
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capture of Zara ⓘ sack of Zara ⓘ |
| startTime | 1202 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| target | city walls of Zara ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Zara Description of subject: The Siege of Zara was a 1202 military assault by Crusader forces against the Christian city of Zara (Zadar) that marked the controversial and excommunicable diversion of the Fourth Crusade from its original mission to the Holy Land.
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