Siege of Bari (1068–1071)
E441245
The Siege of Bari (1068–1071) was the protracted military campaign in which Norman forces captured the last major Byzantine stronghold in southern Italy, effectively ending Byzantine rule on the Italian peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Bari (1068–1071) canonical | 2 |
| siege of Bari | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4472241 — 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 Bari (1068–1071) Context triple: [Norman conquest of southern Italy, significantEvent, Siege of Bari (1068–1071)]
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Siege of Zara
The Siege of Zara was a 1202 military assault by Crusader forces against the Christian city of Zara (Zadar) that marked the controversial and excommunicable diversion of the Fourth Crusade from its original mission to the Holy Land.
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Siege of Naples (1528)
The Siege of Naples (1528) was a major military operation during the Italian Wars in which French and allied forces unsuccessfully attempted to wrest control of Naples from the Habsburg Empire.
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Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.
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Siege of Nice
The Siege of Nice was a 1543 military engagement during the Italian Wars in which Franco-Ottoman forces besieged the strategically important city of Nice, then under the control of the Duchy of Savoy allied with the Holy Roman Empire.
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Ottoman siege of Otranto (1480–1481)
The Ottoman siege of Otranto (1480–1481) was a major late 15th-century Ottoman military campaign in southern Italy that resulted in the brief capture of the port city of Otranto and the massacre of many of its inhabitants, shocking Christian Europe and influencing subsequent Italian and papal defense efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Bari (1068–1071) Target entity description: The Siege of Bari (1068–1071) was the protracted military campaign in which Norman forces captured the last major Byzantine stronghold in southern Italy, effectively ending Byzantine rule on the Italian peninsula.
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A.
Siege of Zara
The Siege of Zara was a 1202 military assault by Crusader forces against the Christian city of Zara (Zadar) that marked the controversial and excommunicable diversion of the Fourth Crusade from its original mission to the Holy Land.
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B.
Siege of Naples (1528)
The Siege of Naples (1528) was a major military operation during the Italian Wars in which French and allied forces unsuccessfully attempted to wrest control of Naples from the Habsburg Empire.
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C.
Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.
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D.
Siege of Nice
The Siege of Nice was a 1543 military engagement during the Italian Wars in which Franco-Ottoman forces besieged the strategically important city of Nice, then under the control of the Duchy of Savoy allied with the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Ottoman siege of Otranto (1480–1481)
The Ottoman siege of Otranto (1480–1481) was a major late 15th-century Ottoman military campaign in southern Italy that resulted in the brief capture of the port city of Otranto and the massacre of many of its inhabitants, shocking Christian Europe and influencing subsequent Italian and papal defense efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| affectedEntity |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Norman states in southern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Norman states in Southern Italy
|
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Normans ⓘ |
| combatantType | medieval armies ⓘ |
| commander |
Byzantine catepan of Italy
ⓘ
Robert Guiscard ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Norman conquest of southern Italy ⓘ |
| conflictType | medieval siege warfare ⓘ |
| duration | approximately three years ⓘ |
| endDate | 1071 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Norman expansion in southern Italy ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | decline of Byzantine power in the central Mediterranean ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Catepanate of Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| method |
blockade of the city
ⓘ
protracted siege ⓘ |
| militaryObjective |
capture of the city of Bari
ⓘ
expulsion of Byzantine authority from southern Italy ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Guiscard
|
| opponentCommander | Byzantine commanders in Bari ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Byzantine garrison of Bari
ⓘ
Norman forces of Robert Guiscard ⓘ |
| outcome | surrender of Bari to the Normans ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine–Norman wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman–Byzantine conflicts
|
| place |
Apulia
ⓘ
Bari ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Italy
|
| politicalConsequence |
loss of Byzantine influence in the Adriatic region of Italy
ⓘ
strengthening of Norman principalities in Italy ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Norman campaigns in Apulia ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Byzantine–Norman conflict over southern Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman–Byzantine conflicts
Norman conquest of Apulia and Calabria ⓘ
linked to:
Norman conquest of southern Italy
|
| result |
Norman victory
ⓘ
capture of Bari by the Normans ⓘ end of Byzantine rule in southern Italy ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Norman control of Apulia
ⓘ
effectively ended Byzantine political presence on the Italian peninsula ⓘ last major Byzantine stronghold in southern Italy captured ⓘ |
| startDate | 1068 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key port city in southern Italy
ⓘ
major Byzantine stronghold on the Adriatic coast ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Bari (1068–1071) Description of subject: The Siege of Bari (1068–1071) was the protracted military campaign in which Norman forces captured the last major Byzantine stronghold in southern Italy, effectively ending Byzantine rule on the Italian peninsula.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Siege of Bari (1068–1071)