What the records say
- When
- 19 Jan 1157 – 10 Jul 1157
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 33.35° N, 44.42° E
- Description
- Seljuk siege of the Abbasid capital city
Siege of Baghdad (1157)
Seljuk siege of the Abbasid capital city
The Siege of Baghdad (1157) was the last Seljuq attempt to capture Baghdad from the Abbasids. Caliph al-Muqtafi successfully defended his capital against the coalition armies of Seljuq Sultan Muhammad of Hamadan and Qutb ad-Din of Mosul.
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