What the records say
- When
- 994 – Apr 995
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 36.20° N, 37.15° E
- Description
- 994-995 siege by the army of the Fatimid Caliphate
Siege of Aleppo (994–995)
Siege by the Fatimid Caliphate
The siege of Aleppo was a siege of the Hamdanid capital Aleppo by the army of the Fatimid Caliphate under Manjutakin from the spring of 994 to April 995. Manjutakin laid siege to the city over the winter, while the population of Aleppo starved and suffered from disease. In the spring of 995, the emir of Aleppo appealed for help from Byzantine emperor Basil II.
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