Siege of Baza
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The Siege of Baza was a pivotal late-15th-century military campaign in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the strategically important city of Baza from the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, helping to secure the Christian reconquest of Iberia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Baza canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5353522 — 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)
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Target entity: Siege of Baza Context triple: [Granada War, hasPart, Siege of Baza]
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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 Málaga
The Siege of Málaga was a major 1487 campaign in the final phase of the Reconquista, in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the key Nasrid port city of Málaga from the Emirate of Granada.
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C.
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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Siege of Mérida
The Siege of Mérida was a pivotal early 8th-century military engagement in which Umayyad forces captured the important Visigothic stronghold of Mérida, helping secure Muslim control over much of the Iberian Peninsula.
- 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)
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Target entity: Siege of Baza Target entity description: The Siege of Baza was a pivotal late-15th-century military campaign in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the strategically important city of Baza from the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, helping to secure the Christian reconquest of Iberia.
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A.
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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B.
Siege of Málaga
The Siege of Málaga was a major 1487 campaign in the final phase of the Reconquista, in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the key Nasrid port city of Málaga from the Emirate of Granada.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Siege of Mérida
The Siege of Mérida was a pivotal early 8th-century military engagement in which Umayyad forces captured the important Visigothic stronghold of Mérida, helping secure Muslim control over much of the Iberian Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
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siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sitio de Baza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentStrength |
Granadan garrison and allied forces
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large Castilian-Aragonese army ⓘ |
| category |
15th-century sieges
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Battles involving Castile ⓘ Battles involving the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada ⓘ |
| combatant |
Catholic Monarchs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crown of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasrid Kingdom of Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Cidi Yahya al-Nayyar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferdinand II of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibn al-Sarraj NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabella I of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Reconquista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1489-12-04 ⓘ |
| feature |
construction of siege works and encampments
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prolonged blockade of the city ⓘ use of artillery by the Catholic Monarchs ⓘ |
| followedBy | final campaigns leading to the Fall of Granada ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kingdom of Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Andalusia
NERFINISHED
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Province of Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingSovereignAtTime | Muhammad XIII of Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
advance of Christian reconquest of Iberia
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weakening of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada ⓘ |
| partOf | Granada War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Catholic Monarchs’ campaign to conquer eastern Granada ⓘ |
| place | Baza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Málaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Fall of Granada
NERFINISHED
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Granada War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Castilian-Aragonese victory
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surrender of Baza ⓘ territorial gains for the Catholic Monarchs ⓘ |
| significance |
helped isolate the city of Granada
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pivotal campaign in the final phase of the Reconquista ⓘ secured a major strategic stronghold in eastern Granada ⓘ |
| sovereignAtTime |
Ferdinand II of Aragon
NERFINISHED
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Isabella I of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1489-06-20 ⓘ |
| treatyOrAgreement | capitulation terms for Baza ⓘ |
| year | 1489 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Baza Description of subject: The Siege of Baza was a pivotal late-15th-century military campaign in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the strategically important city of Baza from the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, helping to secure the Christian reconquest of Iberia.
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