Second Crusade
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The Second Crusade was a major 12th-century Christian military campaign launched to reclaim territories in the Holy Land and Iberia, notable for its royal leadership and ultimate failure in the East.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Crusade canonical | 29 |
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Target entity: Second Crusade Context triple: [High Middle Ages, hasMajorEvent, Second Crusade]
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First Crusade
The First Crusade was the late 11th-century Christian military expedition to the Eastern Mediterranean that culminated in the capture of Jerusalem and the establishment of several Crusader states in the Levant.
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B.
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of medieval religious wars, primarily between Western European Christians and Muslim powers, fought over control of the Holy Land and other territories from the late 11th to the late 13th centuries.
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C.
Crusade in Europe
Crusade in Europe is Dwight D. Eisenhower’s World War II memoir recounting his leadership of Allied forces in the European theater.
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D.
Aragonese Crusade
The Aragonese Crusade was a late 13th-century papally sanctioned military campaign led mainly by France against the Crown of Aragon, sparked by dynastic and political disputes following Aragon’s intervention in Sicily.
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E.
Siege of Acre
The Siege of Acre was a pivotal 1799 military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s advance into the Levant was decisively halted by Ottoman and British forces, marking a major setback in his Middle Eastern ambitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Crusade Target entity description: The Second Crusade was a major 12th-century Christian military campaign launched to reclaim territories in the Holy Land and Iberia, notable for its royal leadership and ultimate failure in the East.
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A.
First Crusade
The First Crusade was the late 11th-century Christian military expedition to the Eastern Mediterranean that culminated in the capture of Jerusalem and the establishment of several Crusader states in the Levant.
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B.
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of medieval religious wars, primarily between Western European Christians and Muslim powers, fought over control of the Holy Land and other territories from the late 11th to the late 13th centuries.
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C.
Crusade in Europe
Crusade in Europe is Dwight D. Eisenhower’s World War II memoir recounting his leadership of Allied forces in the European theater.
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D.
Aragonese Crusade
The Aragonese Crusade was a late 13th-century papally sanctioned military campaign led mainly by France against the Crown of Aragon, sparked by dynastic and political disputes following Aragon’s intervention in Sicily.
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E.
Siege of Acre
The Siege of Acre was a pivotal 1799 military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s advance into the Levant was decisively halted by Ottoman and British forces, marking a major setback in his Middle Eastern ambitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crusade
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military campaign ⓘ religious war ⓘ |
| calledBy | Pope Eugene III ⓘ |
| causeOf |
disillusionment with crusading in Western Europe
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increased prestige of Nur ad-Din ⓘ |
| commander |
Baldwin III of Jerusalem
ⓘ
Conrad III of Germany ⓘ Louis VII of France ⓘ Melisende of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Odo of Deuil
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Otto of Freising ⓘ William of Tyre ⓘ |
| endTime | 1149 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Crusade ⓘ |
| follows | First Crusade ⓘ |
| hasMainObjective |
defend Crusader states in the Levant
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expand Christian control in Iberia ⓘ recapture Edessa ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Crusade in the Baltic
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French crusade through Anatolia ⓘ German crusade through Anatolia ⓘ Reconquista campaigns in Iberia ⓘ Siege of Damascus (1148) ⓘ Northern Crusades ⓘ
surface form:
Wendish Crusade
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| inspiredBy |
fall of County of Edessa
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preaching of Bernard of Clairvaux ⓘ |
| location |
Anatolia
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Baltic Sea coast region ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic region
Holy Land ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
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| notableFor |
failure to capture Damascus
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first crusade led by kings of France and Germany ⓘ royal leadership ⓘ |
| opponent |
Muslim forces in the Levant
ⓘ
Nur ad-Din Zangi ⓘ
surface form:
Nur ad-Din
Seljuk Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Seljuk Turks
Nur ad-Din Zangi ⓘ
surface form:
Zengi
|
| organizedBy |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
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| partOf | Crusades ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| result |
Christian territorial gains in Iberia
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capture of Lisbon by Portuguese and crusaders ⓘ capture of Tortosa in Iberia ⓘ failure in the Levant ⓘ strengthening of Muslim powers in Syria ⓘ |
| startTime | 1147 ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Crusade Description of subject: The Second Crusade was a major 12th-century Christian military campaign launched to reclaim territories in the Holy Land and Iberia, notable for its royal leadership and ultimate failure in the East.
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