Siege of Ascalon 1160

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Ascalon_1153
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Crusader presence in the region
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hugh_of_Payens
gptkb:Godfrey_of_Bouillon
gptkb:Tancred_of_Hauteville
gptkb:Raymond_III_of_Tripoli
gptkbp:consequences Shift in power dynamics in the Levant
gptkbp:cultural_impact Studied in academic courses
Depicted in literature
Referenced in films
Influenced video games
Inspired historical reenactments
gptkbp:current_champion Shawar ibn Muhammad
gptkbp:date 1160
gptkbp:defense_mechanism Ascalon walls
gptkbp:duration approximately 6 months
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Montgisard
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military history studies
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:church
Conflict between Crusaders and Muslims
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Baldwin_IV
Shawar ibn Muhammad
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future Crusader campaigns
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Gesta_Francorum
gptkb:Chronicles_of_William_of_Tyre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Ascalon 1160
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Baldwin_IV_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:legacy Part of Crusader history
Example of siege warfare tactics
Influenced military fortifications
Symbol of military strategy in the Middle Ages
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ascalon
gptkbp:military_strategy Blockade
Assaults on the walls
gptkbp:notable_event Use of siege engines
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Fall_of_Ascalon
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Fatimid_Caliphate
gptkb:church
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Siege_of_Jerusalem_1187
gptkbp:result Crusader victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the coastal city
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:technology Catapults
Siege towers
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_siege