siege of Lisbon (1589)
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The siege of Lisbon (1589) was an unsuccessful English-led attempt during the Anglo-Spanish War to capture Lisbon and incite a Portuguese uprising against Spanish rule.
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| siege of Lisbon (1589) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22405792 — 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: siege of Lisbon (1589) Context triple: [siege of A Coruña, relatedEvent, siege of Lisbon (1589)]
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siege of Santarem
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.
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Siege of 1580
The Siege of 1580 was a key engagement during the Second Desmond Rebellion in Ireland, in which English forces besieged and captured rebel-held strongholds as part of their campaign to suppress the uprising.
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Christian reconquest of Lisbon
The Christian reconquest of Lisbon was a pivotal 1147 Crusader-led campaign during the Reconquista in which Portuguese and allied forces captured the city from Muslim rule, shaping Lisbon’s future as the kingdom’s capital.
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Siege of Porto
The Siege of Porto was a key 1832–1833 military confrontation in northern Portugal during the Liberal Wars, in which liberal forces defending the city withstood a prolonged encirclement by absolutist troops.
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siege of Diu (1538)
The siege of Diu (1538) was a major Ottoman-Gujarati attempt to capture the Portuguese-held fortress of Diu in western India, marking a pivotal clash for control of trade and naval dominance in the Indian Ocean.
- 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: siege of Lisbon (1589) Target entity description: The siege of Lisbon (1589) was an unsuccessful English-led attempt during the Anglo-Spanish War to capture Lisbon and incite a Portuguese uprising against Spanish rule.
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A.
siege of Santarem
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.
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B.
Siege of 1580
The Siege of 1580 was a key engagement during the Second Desmond Rebellion in Ireland, in which English forces besieged and captured rebel-held strongholds as part of their campaign to suppress the uprising.
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C.
Christian reconquest of Lisbon
The Christian reconquest of Lisbon was a pivotal 1147 Crusader-led campaign during the Reconquista in which Portuguese and allied forces captured the city from Muslim rule, shaping Lisbon’s future as the kingdom’s capital.
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D.
Siege of Porto
The Siege of Porto was a key 1832–1833 military confrontation in northern Portugal during the Liberal Wars, in which liberal forces defending the city withstood a prolonged encirclement by absolutist troops.
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E.
siege of Diu (1538)
The siege of Diu (1538) was a major Ottoman-Gujarati attempt to capture the Portuguese-held fortress of Diu in western India, marking a pivotal clash for control of trade and naval dominance in the Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
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