Siege of Mahdia (1159–1160)

Siege of Mahdia (1159–1160)
Part of Almohad conquest of Norman Africa
Date1159–1160
Location
Mahdia, Tunisia
Result Almohad victory
Belligerents
Almohad Caliphate Normans
Commanders and leaders
Abd al-Mu'min William I of Sicily
Strength
100,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The siege of Mahdia was a seven month siege led by the Almohad Caliph Abd al-Mu’min against the Norman forces of King William I of Sicily.

History

The people of Ifriqiya sought help from Abd al-Mu’min against Norman occupation.[1] Abd al-Mu’min led a large army into Tunisia and took Tripoli, Sfax and other cities from the Normans.[2] Abd al-Mu’min besieged Mahdia for seven months, eventually the Almohad navy defeated the Normans and Abd al-Mu’min negotiated with them which resulted in the Normans surrendering Mahdia thus ending Norman rule in Africa.[3][2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Dictionary of World Biography: The Middle Ages Frank Northen Magill, Alison Aves
  2. ^ a b A History of the Crusades, Volume 2 Kenneth M. Setton Univ of Wisconsin Press
  3. ^ The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature; the R.S. Peale Reprint, with New Maps and Original American Articles, Volume 23 Werner Company,


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