Battle of Alcácer Quibir

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The Battle of Alcácer Quibir was a decisive 1578 clash in northern Morocco whose disastrous defeat and the death of King Sebastian led to a dynastic crisis and the end of Portugal’s independence.

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Battle of Alcácer Quibir canonical 23
Battle of Alcazarquivir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 ⓘ
accession of Philip II of Spain as Philip I of Portugal ⓘ
beginning of the Iberian Union (1580–1640) ⓘ
heavy Portuguese noble casualties ⓘ
large number of Portuguese prisoners taken by Moroccans ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Saadi Sultanate of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Saadi Sultanate

forces of Abd al-Malik I of Morocco ⓘ
forces of Muhammad al-Mutawakkil (deposed Moroccan sultan) ⓘ
supporters of claimant Dom António, Prior of Crato ⓘ
cause Portuguese attempt to restore Muhammad al-Mutawakkil to the Moroccan throne ⓘ
Portuguese crusading and expansionist ambitions in North Africa ⓘ
commander Abd al-Malik I of Morocco ⓘ
Dom Duarte, Duke of Guimarães ⓘ
Dom Luís de Meneses, 3rd Count of Tarouca ⓘ
Muhammad al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
conflictType pitched battle ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
date 1578-08-04 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
hasAlias Battle of Alcazarquivir ⓘ
Battle of El-Ksar el Kebir ⓘ
Battle of Ksar el Kebir ⓘ
Battle of the Three Kings ⓘ
hasParticipant Moroccan Saadi forces ⓘ
Portuguese nobility ⓘ
foreign mercenaries on both sides ⓘ
notableDeath Abd al-Malik I of Morocco ⓘ
Muhammad al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
partOf Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts ⓘ
place near Ksar el-Kebir, northern Morocco ⓘ
relatedTo Portuguese Restoration War ⓘ
Sebastianism (Portuguese messianic belief) ⓘ
result Iberian Union under Philip II of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Iberian Union

Portuguese dynastic crisis of 1580 ⓘ
death of King Sebastian I of Portugal ⓘ
decisive Moroccan victory ⓘ
end of Portuguese Aviz dynasty ⓘ
loss of Portuguese independence (1580–1640) ⓘ
significance major event in Moroccan history strengthening Saadi rule ⓘ
symbolic end of medieval Portuguese crusading in North Africa ⓘ
turning point in Portuguese imperial history ⓘ

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Referenced by (24)

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

Sebastian of Portugal → deathPlace → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Sebastian of Portugal → notableEvent → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Sebastian of Portugal → causeOfDeath → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Sebastian of Portugal → militaryConflict → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 → follows → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Sebastian I of Portugal → notableEvent → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Sebastian I of Portugal → battle → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Sebastianism → developedAfterEvent → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Battle of Alcácer Quibir → hasAlias → Battle of Alcazarquivir ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Alcácer Quibir
Portuguese expansion into North Africa → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Ksar el-Kebir → knownFor → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Ksar el-Kebir → historicalEventLocation → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Saʿdian dynasty → conflict → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Saadian sultans → majorBattle → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Saadian period → hasMilitaryEvent → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Saadi Sultanate → notableEvent → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Alcácer Quibir → knownFor → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Alcácer Quibir → significantEvent → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Sebastian I of Portugal → placeOfDeath → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
subject linked to: Alcácer Quibir
Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578 → hasPart → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Moroccan crusading campaign of 1578 → culminatedIn → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Abd al-Malik of Morocco → notableEvent → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Abd al-Malik of Morocco → participantIn → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
Battle of Alcántara near Lisbon → precededBy → Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ