What the records say
- When
- 996 – May 998
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 33.27° N, 35.20° E
- Description
- siege by the Fatimids
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Revolt of Tyre (996–998)
Siege by the Fatimids
The Revolt of Tyre was an anti-Fatimid rebellion by the populace of the city of Tyre, in modern Lebanon. It began in 996, when the people, led by an ordinary sailor named 'Allaqa, rose up against the Fatimid government. The Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah sent his army and navy to retake the city under Abu Abdallah al-Husayn ibn Nasir al-Dawla and the freedman Yaqut.
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