What the records say
- When
- 4 Jul 1184 – 5 Aug 1184
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 39.24° N, 8.69° W
- Description
- 1184 siege
Siege of Santarém (1184)
Unsuccessful siege in Portugal during the Reconquista
The Siege of Santarém occurred in 1184 when the Almohad Caliph, Abu Yaqub Yusuf, unsuccessfully attempted to capture the fortified Portuguese city of Santarém. The operation failed due to misinterpreted orders and confusion which ultimately resulted in the death of Abu Yusuf.
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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 Santarém: Almohad forces under Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf march towards Badajoz and besiege Santarém”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “le calife almohade Abu Yaqub Yusuf passe le détroit de Gibraltar ; le 28 juin, il commence le siège de Santarém”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حصار شنترين في الفترة ما بين 27 يونيو و29 يوليو”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page