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Siege of Burriana

Siege of Burriana was a siege conducted in June 1233 at Burriana, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Aragonese conquest of Valencia, which ran from 1225 to 1304. The recorded result: Burriana captured by James I of Aragon.

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FoughtJune 1233
WhereBurriana, Spain39.889N, 0.092W
OutcomeBurriana captured by James I of Aragon
BelligerentsCrown of Aragon; Knights Hospitaller; Knights Templar; Senyoria d'AlbarrasíagainstTaifa of Valencia
Part ofAragonese conquest of Valencia1225 to 1304

Where it sits in the Aragonese conquest of Valencia

Siege of Peñíscola, 1225Siege of Morella, 1232Attack on Albalat, 1233Siege of Burriana, 1233Battle of the Puig, 1237Siege of Almenara, 1238Siege of Valencia, 1238Siege of Xàtiva, 1239Siege of Xàtiva, 1240Siege of Denia, 1244Siege of Biar, 1244Battle of Alcoy, 1276Siege of Montesa, 127712251277Siege of Burriana, 1233
13 placed engagements of the Aragonese conquest of Valencia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJune 1233 (month precision)
PlaceBurriana, Spain
39.889N, 0.092W
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Zayyan ibn Mardanish
Siege of BurrianaSiege of BurrianaBattle of CastellónBattle of AlmenaraSiege of AlmenaraBattle of SaguntumBattle of MorvedreBattle of CastellónBattle of SaguntumBattle of MorvedreAlbacete100 km39.889N, 0.092W
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Siege of Burriana is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4889871, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Burriana, revision 1380291488, 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.