Portuguese capture of Tangier

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The Portuguese capture of Tangier was a 15th-century military campaign in which Portugal sought to expand its North African holdings by seizing the strategic port city of Tangier from Muslim rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
siege ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Marinid Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Marinid dynasty

Wattasid rulers of northern Morocco ⓘ
combatantReligion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
commander Afonso V of Portugal ⓘ
Prince John of Portugal ⓘ
local Moroccan commanders ⓘ
conflictType Portuguese–Moroccan conflict ⓘ
countryInvolved Portugal ⓘ
date 1471 ⓘ
era 15th century ⓘ
followedBy Portuguese occupation of Tangier ⓘ
fortification of Tangier by Portugal ⓘ
locatedIn Morocco ⓘ
location Tangier ⓘ
motivation control of trade routes between Atlantic and Mediterranean ⓘ
religious crusading impulse against Muslim rule ⓘ
objective control of strategic port city ⓘ
expansion of Portuguese holdings in North Africa ⓘ
seizure of Tangier ⓘ
opponentCountry Morocco ⓘ
opponentReligion Islam ⓘ
outcome establishment of Portuguese garrison in Tangier ⓘ
integration of Tangier into Portuguese overseas domains ⓘ
partOf Portuguese expansion in North Africa ⓘ
Portuguese overseas expansion ⓘ
place Tangier ⓘ
precededBy Portuguese conquest of Ceuta ⓘ
linked to: Conquest of Ceuta

failed Portuguese expedition to Tangier in 1437 ⓘ
relatedTo History of Tangier ⓘ
Portuguese Empire ⓘ
Portuguese–Moroccan wars ⓘ
result Portuguese victory ⓘ
capture of Tangier by Portugal ⓘ
significance enhanced control over Strait of Gibraltar approaches ⓘ
strengthened Portuguese presence in North Africa ⓘ
symbolic victory in Christian–Muslim conflicts in the region ⓘ
strategicImportance gateway between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
major Atlantic port ⓘ
year 1471 ⓘ

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Conquest of Ceuta → followedBy → Portuguese capture of Tangier ⓘ
Portuguese expansion into North Africa → hasKeyEvent → Capture of Tangier (1471) ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese capture of Tangier
Portuguese capture of Tangier → followedBy → Portuguese occupation of Tangier ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese capture of Tangier
Ferdinand the Holy Prince → participatedIn → Portuguese expedition to Tangier (1437) ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese capture of Tangier