Margat
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Margat is a prominent medieval Crusader fortress in Syria that served as a major stronghold of the Knights Hospitaller.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T669996 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Margat Context triple: [Knights Hospitaller, militaryBase, Margat]
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A.
County of Cerdanya
The County of Cerdanya was a medieval Catalan Pyrenean county that became an important frontier territory within what later formed the Crown of Aragon.
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B.
Arles
Arles is a historic city in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Roman monuments and its association with the painter Vincent van Gogh.
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C.
County of Roussillon
The County of Roussillon was a medieval feudal territory in what is now southern France, historically significant as a borderland between the Catalan-Aragonese and French realms.
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D.
Eygues
Eygues is a river in southeastern France that flows through the Drôme department before joining the larger Rhône basin.
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E.
Antibes
Antibes is a historic resort town on the French Riviera known for its Mediterranean coastline, old town, and association with artists such as Pablo Picasso.
- 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: Margat Target entity description: Margat is a prominent medieval Crusader fortress in Syria that served as a major stronghold of the Knights Hospitaller.
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A.
County of Cerdanya
The County of Cerdanya was a medieval Catalan Pyrenean county that became an important frontier territory within what later formed the Crown of Aragon.
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B.
Arles
Arles is a historic city in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Roman monuments and its association with the painter Vincent van Gogh.
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C.
County of Roussillon
The County of Roussillon was a medieval feudal territory in what is now southern France, historically significant as a borderland between the Catalan-Aragonese and French realms.
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D.
Eygues
Eygues is a river in southeastern France that flows through the Drôme department before joining the larger Rhône basin.
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E.
Antibes
Antibes is a historic resort town on the French Riviera known for its Mediterranean coastline, old town, and association with artists such as Pablo Picasso.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crusader castle
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Mamluks
ⓘ
linked to:
Mamluk Sultanate
Sultan Qalawun ⓘ |
| capturedInYear | 1285 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
| countryDuringCrusades | Principality of Antioch ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| fortifiedInCentury |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Hospitaller knights
ⓘ
linked to:
Knights Hospitaller
local troops ⓘ sergeants ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ ditches ⓘ gates ⓘ inner fortress ⓘ massive curtain walls ⓘ outer enceinte ⓘ storerooms ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ refuge ⓘ |
| heritageType | Crusader heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Syria
ⓘ
Tartus Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Baniyas
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Tartus ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Order of Saint John ⓘ |
| partOf | Crusader states ⓘ |
| region |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
|
| significance |
major Hospitaller stronghold
ⓘ
one of the strongest Crusader fortresses in the Levant ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
coastal defense
ⓘ
control of trade routes ⓘ protection of Crusader territories ⓘ |
| usedBy | Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margat Description of subject: Margat is a prominent medieval Crusader fortress in Syria that served as a major stronghold of the Knights Hospitaller.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.