Battle of Fariskur
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The Battle of Fariskur (1250) was the decisive defeat and capture of King Louis IX of France in Egypt, effectively ending the Seventh Crusade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fariskur canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9894582 — 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: Battle of Fariskur Context triple: [Seventh Crusade, notableBattle, Battle of Fariskur]
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Battle of Teba
The Battle of Teba was a 1330 engagement in the Reconquista in southern Spain, notable for the death of Scottish knight Sir James Douglas while carrying Robert the Bruce’s heart on crusade.
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Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
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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 El Guettar
The Battle of El Guettar was a key World War II engagement in Tunisia where U.S. forces, under General Patton, successfully halted and repelled German armored attacks, marking an important step in the Allies’ North African campaign.
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Battle of Maaten al-Sarra
The Battle of Maaten al-Sarra was a decisive 1987 Chadian offensive against a key Libyan airbase in southern Libya that helped bring the Chadian–Libyan conflict to an end.
- 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: Battle of Fariskur Target entity description: The Battle of Fariskur (1250) was the decisive defeat and capture of King Louis IX of France in Egypt, effectively ending the Seventh Crusade.
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A.
Battle of Teba
The Battle of Teba was a 1330 engagement in the Reconquista in southern Spain, notable for the death of Scottish knight Sir James Douglas while carrying Robert the Bruce’s heart on crusade.
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B.
Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
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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 El Guettar
The Battle of El Guettar was a key World War II engagement in Tunisia where U.S. forces, under General Patton, successfully halted and repelled German armored attacks, marking an important step in the Allies’ North African campaign.
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E.
Battle of Maaten al-Sarra
The Battle of Maaten al-Sarra was a decisive 1987 Chadian offensive against a key Libyan airbase in southern Libya that helped bring the Chadian–Libyan conflict to an end.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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medieval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Fariskur (1250) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ayyubid–Mamluk power transition in Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Louis IX’s first crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Crusader states NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Mamluk forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | French attempt to advance from Damietta toward Cairo ⓘ |
| combatant |
Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis IX of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Fakhr al-Din ibn al-Shaykh
NERFINISHED
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Louis IX of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamluk leaders ⓘ Robert I of Artois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Seventh Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| date | 1250 ⓘ |
| effect |
capture of Louis IX of France
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failure of the Seventh Crusade ⓘ ransom of Louis IX ⓘ withdrawal of French forces from Egypt ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Louis IX’s ransom and release NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the town of Fariskur in the Nile Delta ⓘ |
| location |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Fariskur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner | Louis IX of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Crusades
NERFINISHED
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Seventh Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInCampaign | Egyptian campaign of the Seventh Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of al-Mansurah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Ayyubid victory
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capture of Louis IX of France ⓘ decisive Muslim victory ⓘ defeat of the Crusader army ⓘ end of the main phase of the Seventh Crusade ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat of the Seventh Crusade in Egypt
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marked the end of Louis IX’s Egyptian campaign ⓘ |
| theatre |
Eastern Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
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Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1250 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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