Battle of Fariskur (1221)
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The Battle of Fariskur (1221) was a key defeat of the crusader forces in Egypt that led to the failure of the Fifth Crusade’s campaign against the Ayyubid Sultanate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fariskur (1221) canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Fariskur during the Fifth Crusade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9494833 — 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: Battle of Fariskur (1221) Context triple: [Fifth Crusade, hasBattle, Battle of Fariskur (1221)]
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Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1303)
The Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1303) was a decisive confrontation in which the Mamluk Sultanate halted a major Mongol invasion of Syria, helping to secure their dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Battle of Homs (1281)
The Battle of Homs (1281) was a major medieval clash in Syria in which Mamluk forces halted the westward expansion of the Mongol Ilkhanate, helping to secure Mamluk dominance in the region.
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C.
Battle of Isly
The Battle of Isly was an 1844 military engagement near the Moroccan-Algerian border in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Sultan of Morocco, helping to secure French dominance in Algeria.
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Battle of Annual
The Battle of Annual was a 1921 military disaster for Spain in the Rif War, where Moroccan Rifian forces inflicted a crushing defeat that led to massive Spanish casualties and a major colonial crisis.
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Battle of Homs (1299)
The Battle of Homs (1299), also known as the Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar, was a major confrontation in which the Mongol Ilkhanate defeated the Mamluk Sultanate near Homs in Syria, briefly restoring Mongol dominance in the region.
- 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: Battle of Fariskur (1221) Target entity description: The Battle of Fariskur (1221) was a key defeat of the crusader forces in Egypt that led to the failure of the Fifth Crusade’s campaign against the Ayyubid Sultanate.
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A.
Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1303)
The Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1303) was a decisive confrontation in which the Mamluk Sultanate halted a major Mongol invasion of Syria, helping to secure their dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Battle of Homs (1281)
The Battle of Homs (1281) was a major medieval clash in Syria in which Mamluk forces halted the westward expansion of the Mongol Ilkhanate, helping to secure Mamluk dominance in the region.
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C.
Battle of Isly
The Battle of Isly was an 1844 military engagement near the Moroccan-Algerian border in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Sultan of Morocco, helping to secure French dominance in Algeria.
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D.
Battle of Annual
The Battle of Annual was a 1921 military disaster for Spain in the Rif War, where Moroccan Rifian forces inflicted a crushing defeat that led to massive Spanish casualties and a major colonial crisis.
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E.
Battle of Homs (1299)
The Battle of Homs (1299), also known as the Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar, was a major confrontation in which the Mongol Ilkhanate defeated the Mamluk Sultanate near Homs in Syria, briefly restoring Mongol dominance in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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medieval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Fariskur during the Fifth Crusade
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linked to:
Battle of Fariskur (1221)
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| belligerent |
Ayyubid Sultanate
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayyubid dynasty
Crusader forces ⓘ |
| chronology | late phase of the Fifth Crusade ⓘ |
| combatant |
Ayyubid forces of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayyubid forces
Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ papal forces ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
John of Brienne
ⓘ
Pelagius of Albano ⓘ al-Kamil ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Kamil
|
| conflict | Fifth Crusade ⓘ |
| conflictType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| country |
Ayyubid Sultanate
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayyubid dynasty
|
| date | 1221 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
crusader withdrawal from Egypt
ⓘ
surrender of Damietta by the crusaders ⓘ |
| hasCause |
crusader advance from Damietta toward Cairo
ⓘ
crusader attempt to conquer Egypt ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| involved |
Latin Christian crusaders
ⓘ
Muslim Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Ayyubid dynasty
|
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Fariskur ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nile Delta ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
John of Brienne
ⓘ
al-Kamil ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Kamil
|
| opponent |
Ayyubid Sultanate
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayyubid dynasty
Crusader forces ⓘ |
| outcome |
crusader army trapped by Nile flooding
ⓘ
negotiated truce between crusaders and al-Kamil ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fifth Crusade
ⓘ
crusades ⓘ
linked to:
Crusades
|
| precededBy | Siege of Damietta (1218–1219) ⓘ |
| region | Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ |
| result |
Ayyubid victory
ⓘ
crusader defeat ⓘ failure of the Fifth Crusade’s Egyptian campaign ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat for the Fifth Crusade
ⓘ
demonstrated Ayyubid resilience against crusader invasions ⓘ ended the Fifth Crusade’s campaign in Egypt ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Egypt
ⓘ
use of Egypt as a base to recover Jerusalem ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Egyptian theater of the Fifth Crusade ⓘ |
| year | 1221 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Fariskur (1221) Description of subject: The Battle of Fariskur (1221) was a key defeat of the crusader forces in Egypt that led to the failure of the Fifth Crusade’s campaign against the Ayyubid Sultanate.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Battle of Fariskur (1221)