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Siege of Qal'at Bani Hammad

Siege of Qal'at Bani Hammad was a siege conducted in October 1015 at Qal'at Bani Hammad, in what is now Algeria; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Hammadid–Zirid War, which ran from 1014 to 1018. The recorded result: Hammadid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtOctober 1015ran into the following year
WhereQal'at Bani Hammad, Algeria35.814N, 4.793E
OutcomeHammadid victory
BelligerentsHammadid EmirateagainstZirid Emirate
Part ofHammadid–Zirid War1014 to 1018

Where it sits in the Hammadid–Zirid War

Hammadid capture of Béja (1015), 1015Battle of Chelif River, 1015Siege of Qal'at Bani Hammad, 1015Battle of Achir, 101610151016Siege of Qal'at Bani Hammad, 1015
4 placed engagements of the Hammadid–Zirid War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateOctober 1015 (month precision)
to 20 May 1016
PlaceQal'at Bani Hammad, Algeria
35.814N, 4.793E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Badis ibn al-Mansur
  • Al-Mansur ibn Buluggin
Siege of Qal'at Bani HammadSiege of Qal'at Bani HammadBattle of Raf-RafBattle of Jouami' al-UlamaBattle of HeliaBattle of El-MoungarBattle of TaghitBattle of Raf-RafBattle of Jouami' al-UlamaBattle of HeliaBattle of El-MoungarBattle of TaghitAlgiersBatnaBiskraDjelfaBlidaBéjaïaBouïraJijel100 km35.814N, 4.793E
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Siege of Qal'at Bani Hammad is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q126888546, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Qal'at Bani Hammad, revision 1378277233, 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.