Sieges of Tangier
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The Sieges of Tangier were a series of protracted military campaigns in which Moroccan forces repeatedly attempted to capture the strategically vital port city of Tangier from European colonial powers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sieges of Tangier canonical | 1 |
| siege of Tangier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19565799 — 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: Sieges of Tangier Context triple: [Moroccan forces, conflict, Sieges of Tangier]
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A.
Siege of Melilla
The Siege of Melilla was a late 19th-century military confrontation in which Moroccan forces besieged the Spanish-held North African enclave of Melilla, becoming a key episode in Spain’s colonial campaigns in Morocco.
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B.
War of Tétouan
The War of Tétouan was a mid-19th-century conflict between Spain and Morocco that led to a decisive Spanish victory and the occupation of the Moroccan city of Tétouan.
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C.
Conquest of Ceuta
The Conquest of Ceuta was the 1415 Portuguese capture of the North African city of Ceuta, marking the beginning of Portugal’s overseas expansion and the wider European Age of Discovery.
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D.
Siege of Málaga
The Siege of Málaga was a major 1487 campaign in the final phase of the Reconquista, in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the key Nasrid port city of Málaga from the Emirate of Granada.
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E.
Siege of the Atlas
Siege of the Atlas is a major Path of Exile expansion that overhauls the endgame Atlas system with new bosses, mechanics, and progression.
- 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: Sieges of Tangier Target entity description: The Sieges of Tangier were a series of protracted military campaigns in which Moroccan forces repeatedly attempted to capture the strategically vital port city of Tangier from European colonial powers.
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A.
Siege of Melilla
The Siege of Melilla was a late 19th-century military confrontation in which Moroccan forces besieged the Spanish-held North African enclave of Melilla, becoming a key episode in Spain’s colonial campaigns in Morocco.
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B.
War of Tétouan
The War of Tétouan was a mid-19th-century conflict between Spain and Morocco that led to a decisive Spanish victory and the occupation of the Moroccan city of Tétouan.
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C.
Conquest of Ceuta
The Conquest of Ceuta was the 1415 Portuguese capture of the North African city of Ceuta, marking the beginning of Portugal’s overseas expansion and the wider European Age of Discovery.
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D.
Siege of Málaga
The Siege of Málaga was a major 1487 campaign in the final phase of the Reconquista, in which the Catholic Monarchs captured the key Nasrid port city of Málaga from the Emirate of Granada.
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E.
Siege of the Atlas
Siege of the Atlas is a major Path of Exile expansion that overhauls the endgame Atlas system with new bosses, mechanics, and progression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Afonso V of Portugal, the African
linked to: Sieges of Tangier