What the records say
- When
- Nov 1015 – 26 May 1016
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 35.81° N, 4.79° E
- Description
- 1015–1016 siege
Siege of Qal'at Bani Hammad
1015 siege
The siege of Qalaa of Beni Hammad was conducted by the Zirid army of Emir Al-Mu'izz in modern-day province of M'sila, Algeria, during the Hammadid–Zirid War. The defenders of the Qala'a were under the command of the Hammadid Emir Hammad ibn Buluggin. The siege ended with the death of Badis ibn al-Mansur, resulting in a Hammadid victory and the Zirid army returning to Ifriqiya.
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