Danish conquest of Estonia

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The Danish conquest of Estonia was a 13th-century military campaign during the Northern Crusades in which the Kingdom of Denmark subjugated northern Estonian territories and established long-lasting Danish rule in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crusade ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aftermath establishment of Danish strongholds in northern Estonia ⓘ
introduction of feudal structures in northern Estonia ⓘ
spread of Latin Christianity in Estonia ⓘ
aim Christianization of Estonians ⓘ
territorial expansion of the Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
associatedWith legend of the Dannebrog ⓘ
chronology early phase of Danish expansion in the Baltic Sea region ⓘ
commander Anders Sunesen ⓘ
Valdemar II of Denmark ⓘ
conflictType conquest ⓘ
religious war ⓘ
country Estonia ⓘ
culturalSignificance linked to the origin legend of the Danish flag ⓘ
date 15 June 1219 ⓘ
followedBy Danish rule in Estonia ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Lyndanisse ⓘ
hasParticipant Danish crusaders ⓘ
Estonian tribes ⓘ
Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
historicalRegion Livonia ⓘ
involved Danish fleet ⓘ
crusader army ⓘ
missionary activity by the Catholic Church ⓘ
legalBasis papal authorization for crusade ⓘ
location Harju region ⓘ
linked to: Harju maakond

Läänemaa ⓘ
linked to: Lääne maakond

Revala ⓘ
linked to: Revalia

Virumaa ⓘ
northern Estonia ⓘ
mainBelligerent Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark

local Estonian forces ⓘ
opposedBy Estonian pagan forces ⓘ
outcome creation of the Duchy of Estonia under Danish rule ⓘ
integration of northern Estonia into the Danish realm ⓘ
partOf Christianization of the Baltic region ⓘ
Northern Crusades ⓘ
pointInTime 13th century ⓘ
precededBy earlier crusades in Livonia and Courland ⓘ
religiousContext Catholic crusade against pagans ⓘ
result Danish victory ⓘ
establishment of Danish rule in northern Estonia ⓘ
subjugation of northern Estonian territories ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Lyndanisse ⓘ
startTime 1219 ⓘ
territorialChange northern Estonia annexed by the Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Lyndanisse → partOf → Danish conquest of Estonia ⓘ
Northern Crusades → hasKeyEvent → Danish conquest of Estonia ⓘ
Crusade in the Baltic → hasComponentEvent → Danish conquest of Estonia ⓘ
Lyndanisse → knownFor → Danish conquest of northern Estonia ⓘ
linked to: Danish conquest of Estonia
Lyndanisse → associatedWith → Danish Crusades in the Baltic ⓘ
linked to: Danish conquest of Estonia
Danish–Estonian conflicts → hasPart → Danish conquest of northern Estonia ⓘ
linked to: Danish conquest of Estonia
Baltic wars of conquest → hasRelatedEvent → Danish conquest of Estonia ⓘ