The English-language Wikipedia article about the Basilic, the huge Ottoman siege cannon cast by the engineer Orban for the 1453 siege of Constantinople. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilic_(cannon)
Source TypeEncyclopedia
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Wikipedia: Basilic (cannon)
Claims Backed By This Source (17 claims)
This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 2 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Weapons Systems, 12 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 connected, 5 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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