siege of Santarem

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The siege of Santarém was a major 12th-century military engagement in the Iberian Peninsula, in which Almohad forces under Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf attempted to capture the strategically important Portuguese city of Santarém.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Siege of Santarém (1147) 1
siege of Santarem canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
belligerent Almohad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Almohad dynasty

Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
caliphInvolved Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ
cityBesieged Santarém ⓘ
commander Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ
Afonso I of Portugal ⓘ
conflictSide Christian forces of Portugal ⓘ
Muslim forces of the Almohad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Almohad dynasty
conflictType medieval siege ⓘ
countryInvolved Almohad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Almohad dynasty

Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
defendedBy King Afonso I of Portugal ⓘ
defensiveObjective defend Santarém from Almohad conquest ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
follows earlier Almoravid and Almohad incursions into Portugal ⓘ
geopoliticalContext struggle for control of central Portugal ⓘ
hasCause Almohad attempt to curb Portuguese territorial expansion ⓘ
hasEffect check on Almohad advance in central Portugal ⓘ
strengthening of Portuguese control over Santarém ⓘ
hasParticipant Almohad forces ⓘ
Portuguese forces ⓘ
historicalRegion Al-Andalus frontier ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
languageOfPrimarySources Arabic ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
ledBy Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ
linked to: Abu Yaqub Yusuf
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Santarém ⓘ
militaryGoalOfAlmohads extend Almohad rule north of the Tagus River ⓘ
militaryGoalOfPortuguese maintain sovereignty over Santarém ⓘ
monarchInvolved Afonso I of Portugal ⓘ
objective capture of Santarém by Almohad forces ⓘ
outcome Almohad siege lifted ⓘ
partOf Almohad–Portuguese conflicts ⓘ
Reconquista ⓘ
precededBy consolidation of Portuguese control over Santarém ⓘ
relatedTo Almohad campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Portuguese expansion during the Reconquista ⓘ
religiousContext Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
result Portuguese victory ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Tagus River valley ⓘ
defense of central Portugal ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Abu Yaqub Yusuf → notableBattle → siege of Santarem ⓘ
Afonso I of Portugal → battle → Siege of Santarém (1147) ⓘ
subject linked to: The Conqueror
linked to: siege of Santarem