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siege, medieval

Siege of Paris

Siege of Paris was a siege conducted in AD 978 at Paris, in what is now France.

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Othon II siezing Paris in 978 (A. Bélin)
Othon II siezing Paris in 978 (A. Bélin). A. Bélin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

DateAD 978 (year precision)
PlaceParis, France
48.857N, 2.352E
KindSiege, medieval
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Paris is one of 83 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485987, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.