Siege of Baghdad
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- Siege of Baghdad (812–813)Siege of Baghdad (812–813)Siege of Baghdad was a part of a civil war between Al-Amin and Al-Ma'mun for the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad. The siege lasted from August 812 until September 813...
during the civil war in Arab Abbasid Caliphate (Al-AminAl-AminMuhammad ibn Harun al-Amin , Abbasid Caliph. He succeeded his father, Harun al-Rashid in 809 and ruled until he was killed in 813.-Caliph:...
vs Al-Ma'munAl-Ma'munAbū Jaʿfar Abdullāh al-Māʾmūn ibn Harūn was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 813 until his death in 833...
) - Siege of Baghdad (865), during the Caliphal Civil War (865-866)Caliphal Civil War (865-866)The Caliphal Civil War of 865-866 was an armed conflict between the rival caliphs al-Musta'in and al-Mu'tazz, fought to determine who would gain control over the Abbasid caliphate. The war, which lasted for about a year, largely revolved around a prolonged siege of Baghdad and ended with al-Mu'tazz...
(Al-Musta'inAl-Musta'inAl-Musta'in was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 862 to 866. After the death of previous Caliph, al-Muntasir, the Turkish chiefs held a council to select his successor; they would have none of al-Mu'tazz, nor his brothers; so they elected him, another grandson of al-Mu'tasim.The Arabs and...
vs Al-Mu'tazzAl-Mu'tazzAl-Mu'tazz was the title of the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 866 to 869. Placed upon the throne by the Turks, he proved but too apt a pupil of his Turkish masters.He became the caliph at 19 he was the youngest Abbasaid Caliph to assume power. He was surrounded by parties each jealous of the other...
) - Siege of Baghdad (1157)Siege of Baghdad (1157)The Siege of Baghdad was the last Seljuq attempt to capture Baghdad from the Abbasids. Caliph al-Muqtafi successfully defended his capital against the collation armies of Seljuk Sultan Muhammad of Hamadan, and Qutb ad-Din of Mosul.- Background :...
by Seljukid Turks - Siege of Baghdad (1258) by Hulagu of the Ilkhanid Mongols
- Capture of Baghdad (1534)Capture of Baghdad (1534)The 1534 Capture of Baghdad by Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire from the Safavid dynasty under Tahmasp I was part the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1532 to 1555, itself part a series of Ottoman–Persian Wars. It was taken without resistance, the Safavid government having fled and leading the...
by Süleyman I of the Ottoman TurksOttoman TurksThe Ottoman Turks were the Turkish-speaking population of the Ottoman Empire who formed the base of the state's military and ruling classes. Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks is scarce, but they take their Turkish name, Osmanlı , from the house of Osman I The Ottoman... - Capture of Baghdad (1638) by Murat IV of the Ottoman Turks