Siege of Ma'arra

When

Nov 1098 – Dec 1098

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

35.64° N, 36.67° E

Description

1098 battle of the First Crusade

Battle of the First Crusade

The siege of Ma'arra occurred in late 1098 in the city of Ma'arrat Nu'man, in what is modern-day Syria, during the First Crusade. It is infamous for cannibalism committed by the Crusaders, possibly on a widespread scale.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Siege of Ma'arra: The Crusaders capture the city of Ma'arra after a month's siege and massacre part of the population”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “осада Маарры”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “مذبحة معرة النعمان أثناء الحملة الصليبية الأولى”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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