1979 Grand Mosque seizure

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:terrorist_attack
gptkbp:aftermath executions of perpetrators
increased religious conservatism in Saudi Arabia
gptkbp:casualties hundreds
gptkbp:country gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:endDate 1979-12-04
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mecca
Masjid al-Haram
gptkbp:notableFor influence on Saudi policy
influence on global jihadism
siege of Islam's holiest site
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Juhayman_al-Otaybi
gptkb:al-Ikhwan_(Saudi_dissidents)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Saudi_royal_family
Islamic fundamentalism
gptkbp:response gptkb:French_GIGN_advisors
gptkb:Saudi_National_Guard
gptkbp:result Saudi government victory
gptkbp:startDate 1979-11-20
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_Khalid
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1979 Grand Mosque seizure