Battle of Alcácer Quibir (1578)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_the_Three_Kings
gptkbp:casualties High Portuguese casualties
Many Portuguese nobles killed or captured
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Kingdom_of_Portugal
gptkb:Sultanate_of_Morocco
Exiled Moroccan forces (Abu Abdallah Mohammed II)
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Abu_Abdallah_Mohammed_II
gptkb:King_Sebastian_I_of_Portugal
gptkb:Sultan_Abd_al-Malik_I
gptkbp:date 4 August 1578
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Major turning point in Portuguese and Moroccan history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Alcácer Quibir (1578)
gptkbp:location near Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco
gptkbp:numberOfPrisoners Thousands of Portuguese taken prisoner
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Moroccan-Portuguese_conflicts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Moroccan_Saadi_dynasty
Portuguese Empire
Sebastianism (myth of King Sebastian's return)
gptkbp:result gptkb:Death_of_King_Sebastian_I_of_Portugal
gptkb:Death_of_Sultan_Abd_al-Malik_I
Moroccan victory
Death of Abu Abdallah Mohammed II
gptkbp:significance End of the Aviz dynasty in Portugal
Start of the Iberian Union under Philip II of Spain
Led to the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Moroccan-Portuguese_conflicts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7