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Eighth Crusade

Eighth Crusade was a siege conducted in 1270 at Tunis, in what is now Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tunis. It was part of Q104664744. The recorded result: Withdrawal of Crusaders from Ifriqiya; Death of Louis IX of France; Treaty of Tunis; Opening of trade with Tunis.

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Fought1270
WhereTunis, Tunisia36.801N, 10.180E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeWithdrawal of Crusaders from Ifriqiya; Death of Louis IX of France; Treaty of Tunis; Opening of trade with Tunis
BelligerentsKingdom of France; Crown of Aragon; Kingdom of Sicily; Kingdom of Navarre; County of Luxembourg; Kingdom of ScotlandagainstHafsid dynasty
Part ofQ104664744

Record

Date1270 (year precision)
to 1270
PlaceTunis, Tunisia
36.801N, 10.180E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeNo changes in territory, though there were changes in economic and political rights in the Treaty of Tunis
Commanders
  • Muhammad I al-Mustansir
Eighth CrusadeEighth CrusadeConquest of TunisSiege of TunisSiege of TunisConquest of TunisSiege of TunisConquest of TunisSousseQairouanBizerteNabeulBéjaEl KefJendoubaSiliana100 km36.801N, 10.180E
Placed at Tunis; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Eighth Crusade
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Eighth Crusade today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-25. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 18 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -6 to 148 m, 155 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 58% built-up, 17% water, 12% grassland.

built-up: 58%water: 17%grassland: 12%tree cover: 5%wetland: 4%bare ground: 3%built-up 58%water 17%grassland 12%tree cover 5%wetland 4%
west to east, 10.0 km-1 to 50 mnorth to south, 10.0 km3 to 74 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1270

Eighth Crusade is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q243684, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Eighth Crusade, revision 1379989332, 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.