Battle of Ourique

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The Battle of Ourique was a pivotal 1139 victory of the Portuguese forces over Muslim armies that became a foundational legend in the emergence of the Kingdom of Portugal and the rule of Afonso I.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Ourique canonical 11
Batalha de Ourique 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalha de Ourique ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ourique
associatedWith Afonso I of Portugal ⓘ
Portuguese national identity ⓘ
Portuguese royal ideology ⓘ
belligerent Almoravid forces ⓘ
County of Portugal ⓘ
Muslim armies of al-Andalus ⓘ
chronology took place during the reign of Afonso I of Portugal ⓘ
commander Afonso I of Portugal ⓘ
commemoratedBy Portuguese historiography ⓘ
national myths of Portugal ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
date 1139 ⓘ
describedBySource Portuguese medieval chronicles ⓘ
followedBy expansion of Portuguese frontiers southward ⓘ
proclamation of Afonso I as king ⓘ
hasEffect consolidation of Afonso I’s authority ⓘ
emergence of the Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
strengthening of Portuguese independence from León ⓘ
hasLegend divine sanction of Afonso I’s kingship ⓘ
vision of Christ by Afonso I before the battle ⓘ
hasTheme divine favor in warfare ⓘ
foundation of a kingdom ⓘ
hasUncertainty exact location debated by historians ⓘ
exact size of forces unknown ⓘ
involves Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Latin ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
militaryContext Christian offensive phase of the Reconquista ⓘ
partOf Reconquista ⓘ
history of Portugal ⓘ
history of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
place Ourique ⓘ
politicalConsequence Afonso I’s claim to royal title ⓘ
strengthening of Portuguese autonomy from the Kingdom of León ⓘ
precededBy Portuguese campaigns against Muslim-held territories ⓘ
relatedTo Portuguese independence ⓘ
formation of the Portuguese Crown ⓘ
religiousDimension Christian victory over Muslim forces ⓘ
result Portuguese victory ⓘ
significance foundational legend of the Portuguese monarchy ⓘ
symbolic beginning of the Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Almoravid dynasty → notableBattle → Battle of Ourique ⓘ
Ourique → knownFor → Battle of Ourique ⓘ
Ourique → historicalEvent → Battle of Ourique ⓘ
Afonso I of Portugal → significantEvent → Battle of Ourique ⓘ
Ali ibn Yusuf → notableBattle → Battle of Ourique ⓘ
Battle of Ourique → alsoKnownAs → Batalha de Ourique ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ourique
Treaty of Zamora → followedEvent → Battle of Ourique ⓘ
County of Portugal → event → Battle of Ourique ⓘ
Afonso I of Portugal → battle → Battle of Ourique ⓘ
subject linked to: The Conqueror
Afonso I of Portugal → notableBattle → Battle of Ourique ⓘ
subject linked to: The Founder