The siege of Mosul (Arabic: حِصَارُ المَوصِل, romanized: Ḥiṣar al-Mawṣil) was a siege carried out by the Seljuks on the city of Mosul, the capital of the Uqaylid dynasty and the seat of its rule. They were able to storm the city in October 1096 AD after the intensification of the 9-months siege.[1]
| Siege of Mosul | |||||||||
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 Old drawing of Mosul: the Kasbah of the Euphrates Island and its most important city, which witnessed the establishment of the Uqaylid State and remained their capital until the collapse of the emirate in 1096. | |||||||||
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| Seljuk Empire | Uqaylid dynasty | ||||||||
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The incident ended with the collapse of the Uqaylid dynasty on Dhul-Qi'dah 4, 489 AH, after a rule that lasted more than 100 years.[2][3]
See also
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edit- ^ al-Damishqī, Ibn Kathir. "12". al-Bidaya wa-l-Nihaya. p. 152. ISBN 978-9953520841.
- ^ Rashid Al-Jumaili: Kerbougha, owner of Mosul and the Crusaders. Al-Tarikhiya Magazine, 1972, No. 2, pp. 228-241.
- ^ Department of Islamic Encyclopedia. C. 3. p. 972.