siege, early modern

Sieges of Tiberias

Name: Sieges of Tiberias
Location: Tiberias, Israel

Sieges of Tiberias was a siege conducted in September 1742 at Tiberias, in what is now Israel; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Zahir al Umar's revolt, which ran from 1730 to 1775. The recorded result: Zaydani victory. Recorded strength: Field artillery; At least 5 mortars; Demolition equipment and experts against At least 300 horsemen; 4 cannons.

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FoughtSeptember 1742ran into the following year

WhereTiberias, Israel32.800N, 35.500E

OutcomeZaydani victory

BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Damascus Eyalet; Sidon Eyalet; Tripoli Eyalet (second siege only)againstZayadina ar (tax farmers)

Part ofZahir al Umar's revolt1730 to 1775

Record

Date	September 1742 (month precision) to August 1743
Place	Tiberias, Israel 32.800N, 35.500E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	Field artillery; At least 5 mortars; Demolition equipment and experts	At least 300 horsemen; 4 cannons
Commanders	Sulayman Pasha al-Azm Ibrahim Pasha al-Azm	Daher al-Umar Tiberias Deir Hanna

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 Tiberias 1187, 2.6 km SE
Battle of Hattin 1187, 3.8 km W
Siege of Gabara AD 67, 5.1 km SE
Siege of Japha AD 67, 5.1 km SE
Battle of Al-Sannabra 1113, 11 km SE

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between AD 67 and 1742.

In the same war

After: Battle of Lake Huleh 1771

Elsewhere in 1742

Sieges of Tiberias is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 152 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q114586360, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sieges of Tiberias (1742–1743), revision 1370746835, 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.