siege, medieval
Siege of Aleppo
Siege of Aleppo was a siege conducted in AD 994 at Aleppo, in what is now Syria. It was part of the Arab–Byzantine wars, which ran from AD 629 to 1050. The recorded result: Byzantine–Hamdanid victory.
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Record
| Date | AD 994 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Aleppo, Syria 36.200N, 37.150E | |
| Part of | Arab–Byzantine wars (AD 629 to 1050) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Byzantine–Hamdanid victory | |
| Belligerents | Hamdanid Emirate of Aleppo; Byzantine Empire | Fatimid Caliphate |
| Commanders | Lu'lu' al-Kabir; Michael Bourtzes; Basil II | Manjutakin |
Nearest engagements
- Sack of Aleppo AD 962, same recorded site
- Siege of Aleppo 1124, same recorded site
- Siege of Aleppo AD 637, 1.2 km
- Siege of Aleppo 1260, 1.2 km
- Siege of Aleppo 1981, 1.2 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Alexandretta AD 971
- After: Battle of the Orontes 15 September AD 994
- All 34 engagements of Arab–Byzantine wars
Siege of Aleppo is one of 83 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 81 in present-day Syria.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60791295, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Aleppo (994–995), revision 1370738667, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.