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Siege of Hama (1130)

Name: Siege of Hama (1130)
Location: Hama, Syria

Siege of Hama (1130) was a siege conducted in 1130 at Hama, in what is now Syria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hama. The recorded result: Zengid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 500 elite knights.

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Fought1130

WhereHama, Syria35.135N, 36.750E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeZengid victory

BelligerentsZengidsagainstBurids

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date	1130 (year precision)
Place	Hama, Syria 35.135N, 36.750E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	Unknown	500 elite knights
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Imad al-Din Zengi

Placed at Hama; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Hamath 605 BC, 0.2 km S
Charge at Kaukab 1918, 19 km N
Battle of the Orontes AD 994, 20 km NW
Battle of Shaizar 1111, 22 km NW
Siege of Shaizar 1138, 22 km NW

Elsewhere in 1130

Siege of Hama (1130) is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q113540498, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Hama (1130), revision 1370741750, 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.