siege of Algeciras (1342–1344)
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The siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) was a major Castilian campaign of the Reconquista in which King Alfonso XI captured the key Marinid-held port city of Algeciras after a prolonged land and naval blockade.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17071369 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) Context triple: [Battle of Rio Salado, followedBy, siege of Algeciras (1342–1344)]
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Siege of Seville (1247–1248)
The Siege of Seville (1247–1248) was a major campaign of the Reconquista in which Castilian forces under Ferdinand III captured the important Muslim-held city of Seville, significantly expanding Christian control in the Iberian Peninsula.
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B.
siege of Tarifa in 1294
The siege of Tarifa in 1294 was a pivotal medieval conflict in which Alonso Pérez de Guzmán famously refused to surrender the town to Muslim forces even at the cost of his own son’s life, cementing his reputation as “Guzmán el Bueno.”
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C.
Siege of Tarifa (1292)
The Siege of Tarifa (1292) was a key episode in the Reconquista during which Castilian forces captured the strategic coastal town of Tarifa from Muslim rule, strengthening Christian control over the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Castilian campaign of 1367
The Castilian campaign of 1367 was an English-backed military expedition during the Castilian Civil War, led in part by the Black Prince to restore King Peter of Castile to his throne against Henry of Trastámara.
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E.
Siege of Melilla
The Siege of Melilla was a late 19th-century military confrontation in which Moroccan forces besieged the Spanish-held North African enclave of Melilla, becoming a key episode in Spain’s colonial campaigns in Morocco.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) Target entity description: The siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) was a major Castilian campaign of the Reconquista in which King Alfonso XI captured the key Marinid-held port city of Algeciras after a prolonged land and naval blockade.
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A.
Siege of Seville (1247–1248)
The Siege of Seville (1247–1248) was a major campaign of the Reconquista in which Castilian forces under Ferdinand III captured the important Muslim-held city of Seville, significantly expanding Christian control in the Iberian Peninsula.
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B.
siege of Tarifa in 1294
The siege of Tarifa in 1294 was a pivotal medieval conflict in which Alonso Pérez de Guzmán famously refused to surrender the town to Muslim forces even at the cost of his own son’s life, cementing his reputation as “Guzmán el Bueno.”
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C.
Siege of Tarifa (1292)
The Siege of Tarifa (1292) was a key episode in the Reconquista during which Castilian forces captured the strategic coastal town of Tarifa from Muslim rule, strengthening Christian control over the Strait of Gibraltar.
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D.
Castilian campaign of 1367
The Castilian campaign of 1367 was an English-backed military expedition during the Castilian Civil War, led in part by the Black Prince to restore King Peter of Castile to his throne against Henry of Trastámara.
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E.
Siege of Melilla
The Siege of Melilla was a late 19th-century military confrontation in which Moroccan forces besieged the Spanish-held North African enclave of Melilla, becoming a key episode in Spain’s colonial campaigns in Morocco.
- F. None of above. chosen
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