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Siege of Granada

Siege of Granada was a siege conducted in 1018 at Granada, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Granada. It was part of Fitna of al-Andalus, which ran from 1009 to 1031. The recorded result: Zirid Victory.

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Fought1018
WhereGranada, Spain37.175N, 3.600W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeZirid Victory
BelligerentsZirids of GranadaagainstCaliphate of Cordoba(Pretender); Taifa of Almería; Taifa of Murcia; Taifa of Tortosa; Taifa of Zaragoza
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofFitna of al-Andalus1009 to 1031

Where it sits in Fitna of al-Andalus

Battle of Alcalá de Henares, 1009Battle of Cantich, 1009Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr, 1010Battle of the Guadiaro River, 1010Siege and fall of Córdoba, 1013Capture of Córdoba, 1016Siege of Granada, 101810091018Siege of Granada, 1018
7 placed engagements of Fitna of al-Andalus in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1018 (year precision)
PlaceGranada, Spain
37.175N, 3.600W
KindSiege, medieval
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Zawi ibn Ziri
  • Abd al-Rahman IV
  • Almeria
  • Murcia
  • Labib al-Fata al-Saqlabi
  • Tortosa
  • Al-Mundhir ibn Yahya al-Tujibi
Siege of GranadaSiege of GranadaCapture of GranadaBattle of AlmosalaBattle of La HigueruelaBattle of Medina ElviraBattle of the Vega of GranadaBattle of AlmosalaBattle of the Vega of GranadaCórdobaGibraltarMálagaAlmeríaJaénLorcaMarbellaLinares100 km37.175N, 3.600W
Placed at Granada; 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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Elsewhere in 1018

Siege of Granada is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q111915495, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Granada (1018), revision 1379608483, 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.