Battle of Silves (1189)

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened_Portuguese_control_in_the_Algarve
gptkbp:alliance Alliances_with_other_Christian_kingdoms
gptkbp:awards Shift in power dynamics in the region
gptkbp:casualties High_for_Almohad_forces
Moderate_for_Portuguese_forces
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_Portugal
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Almohad_Caliphate
Kingdom of Portugal
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Part_of_Portuguese_national_identity
gptkbp:cultural_impact Celebrated_in_Portuguese_history
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Mentioned in literature
Portrayed in art
gptkbp:date 1189
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Impact_on_Christian-Muslim_relations
gptkbp:electionYear Increased_power_of_the_Portuguese_monarchy
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Use of cavalry
Use of infantry
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined by historians for its implications
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Abu_Yaqub_Yusuf_al-Mansur
gptkb:Sancho_I_of_Portugal
gptkbp:historical_significance Varied among historians
Marked a turning point in the Reconquista
gptkbp:historicalContext Reconquista period
Part of the larger Reconquista efforts.
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Chronicles of the time
gptkbp:historicalRecords Various accounts exist
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Recorded in various chronicles
gptkbp:house gptkb:Silves_Castle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Silves (1189)
gptkbp:impact Influenced future military campaigns
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Modern historical analyses
Letters from the period
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Abu_Yaqub_Yusuf_al-Mansur
gptkb:King_Sancho_I_of_Portugal
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future battles in the region
gptkbp:location gptkb:Silves,_Portugal
gptkbp:politicalPosition Struggle_for_control_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula
gptkbp:result Portuguese_victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the Reconquista
gptkbp:tactics Siege warfare
Siege engines
Siege tactics employed
Use of crossbows