What the records say
- When
- 1346
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 45.03° N, 35.37° E
- Description
- 1346 siege of Genoese colony Caffa
Siege of Caffa
Medieval siege
The siege of Caffa was a 14th-century military encounter when Jani Beg of the Golden Horde besieged the city of Caffa, between two periods in the 1340s. The city of Caffa, a Genoese colony, was a vital trading hub located in Crimea. The city was then part of Gazaria, a group of seven ports located in Crimea and belonging to the maritime empire of the Republic of Genoa.
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