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First Siege of Philadelphia

First Siege of Philadelphia was a siege conducted on an unrecorded date at Alaşehir, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Alaşehir. It was part of the Catalan campaign in Asia Minor, which ran from 1303 to 1307. The recorded result: Byzantine victory.

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Foughtdate unknown
WhereAlaşehir, Turkey38.350N, 28.517E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine Empire; Catalan CompanyagainstAnatolian beyliks; Germiyanids; Aydınids
Part ofCatalan campaign in Asia Minor1303 to 1307

Where it sits in the Catalan campaign in Asia Minor

Battle of the Cyzicus, 1303Siege of Magnesia ad Sipylum, 1304Battle of Aulax, 1304Battle of Germe, 1304Battle of Ania, 1304Battle of Tyras, 1304Battle of Cibistra, 130413031304
8 placed engagements of the Catalan campaign in Asia Minor in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Datedate unknown
to 1304
PlaceAlaşehir, Turkey
38.350N, 28.517E
KindSiege, undated
StrengthUnknown number of garrison forces; 6,500 strong relief army; 1,000 infantry; 1,500 knights; 4,000 almogavars; Uknown number of Byzantines20,000 Turkomans; 12,000 infantry; 8,000 light cavalry
Casualties and losses180 killed; 100 infantry; 80 cavalry18,500 killed or captured; 11,500 infantry; 7,000 cavalry
Commanders
  • Theoleptos of Philadelphia
  • Roger de Flor
  • Yakub I of Germiyan
  • Aydinids
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Placed at Alaşehir; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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First Siege of Philadelphia is one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141694222, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Siege of Philadelphia, revision 1378614531, 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.