Siege of Barcelona (801)
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The Siege of Barcelona (801) was a Frankish-led military campaign in which forces under Louis the Pious captured Barcelona from Muslim control, helping establish Carolingian dominance in the region that became the Marca Hispanica.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frankish conquest of Barcelona | 2 |
| Siege of Barcelona (801) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11349718 — 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.
Target entity: Siege of Barcelona (801) Context triple: [Marca Hispanica, significantEvent, Siege of Barcelona (801)]
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Siege of Barcelona (1705)
The Siege of Barcelona (1705) was a major early campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces captured the city from Bourbon control, helping to establish Barcelona as a key stronghold for the Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne.
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Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.
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Siege of Bari (1068–1071)
The Siege of Bari (1068–1071) was the protracted military campaign in which Norman forces captured the last major Byzantine stronghold in southern Italy, effectively ending Byzantine rule on the Italian peninsula.
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Siege of Zaragoza (778)
The Siege of Zaragoza (778) was a failed attempt by Charlemagne’s Frankish army to capture the Muslim-held city of Zaragoza during his campaign in Iberia, an episode that helped set the stage for the later Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
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Siege of Baza
The Siege of Baza was a pivotal late-15th-century military campaign in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the strategically important city of Baza from the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, helping to secure the Christian reconquest of Iberia.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Barcelona (801) Target entity description: The Siege of Barcelona (801) was a Frankish-led military campaign in which forces under Louis the Pious captured Barcelona from Muslim control, helping establish Carolingian dominance in the region that became the Marca Hispanica.
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A.
Siege of Barcelona (1705)
The Siege of Barcelona (1705) was a major early campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces captured the city from Bourbon control, helping to establish Barcelona as a key stronghold for the Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne.
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B.
Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.
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C.
Siege of Bari (1068–1071)
The Siege of Bari (1068–1071) was the protracted military campaign in which Norman forces captured the last major Byzantine stronghold in southern Italy, effectively ending Byzantine rule on the Italian peninsula.
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D.
Siege of Zaragoza (778)
The Siege of Zaragoza (778) was a failed attempt by Charlemagne’s Frankish army to capture the Muslim-held city of Zaragoza during his campaign in Iberia, an episode that helped set the stage for the later Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
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E.
Siege of Baza
The Siege of Baza was a pivotal late-15th-century military campaign in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the strategically important city of Baza from the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, helping to secure the Christian reconquest of Iberia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Reconquista
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military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Louis the Pious on behalf of Charlemagne ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
9th century
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9th century in Spain ⓘ reign of Charlemagne ⓘ |
| followedBy | Frankish consolidation of the Marca Hispanica ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Frankish siege of Barcelona (800–801) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Carolingian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emirate of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Bera, Count of Barcelona
NERFINISHED
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Louis I, King of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis the Pious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 801 ⓘ |
| hasEndYear | 801 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion | Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Al-Andalus
NERFINISHED
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Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ Marca Hispanica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Frankish victory
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capture of Barcelona by the Franks ⓘ |
| hasParentEvent |
Carolingian expansion into the Iberian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Frankish–Umayyad conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligionOfAttackers | Christianity GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasReligionOfDefenders | Islam GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
helped establish a buffer zone between the Carolingian Empire and Al-Andalus
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laid foundations for the later Principality of Catalonia ⓘ secured a major stronghold south of the Pyrenees for the Franks ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 800 ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialChange | Barcelona transferred from Emirate of Córdoba to Carolingian Empire ⓘ |
| isKeyEventIn |
early history of Catalonia
ⓘ
expansion of Frankish influence in northeastern Iberia ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Muslim garrison of Barcelona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces of the Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ |
| partOf | formation of the Spanish March ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Roncevaux Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
creation of the County of Barcelona as a Carolingian county
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end of Muslim control of Barcelona ⓘ establishment of Carolingian rule in Barcelona ⓘ integration of Barcelona into the Marca Hispanica ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Barcelona (801) Description of subject: The Siege of Barcelona (801) was a Frankish-led military campaign in which forces under Louis the Pious captured Barcelona from Muslim control, helping establish Carolingian dominance in the region that became the Marca Hispanica.
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