Evidence Status: Verified History
Evidence Labels
Use these labels to separate established history, scholarly interpretation, modern identity claims, and claims that still need stronger source review.
- Verified HistorySupported by stable historical evidence or specialist consensus.
- Scholarly DebateSupported enough to discuss, but interpretation or emphasis remains debated.
- Modern Identity ClaimUseful for tracking modern usage, but not the same as medieval evidence.
- Unsupported / Needs EvidenceRequires stronger sourcing before it should be repeated as history.
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Claims
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Topics
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Regions
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Eras
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Ceuta captured by Portugal
Portugal captured Ceuta, opening a new phase of Iberian expansion into North Africa.
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Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
A 1212 coalition victory over Almohad forces that weakened Almohad authority in Iberia and reshaped the thirteenth-century frontier.
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Lisbon captured
Portuguese forces supported by crusading contingents captured Lisbon in 1147, shifting control of a major Atlantic-port city.
