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Siege of Taormina

Siege of Taormina was a siege conducted in AD 902 at Taormina, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Taormina. It was part of the Muslim conquest of Sicily, which ran from AD 827 to AD 902. The recorded result: Aghlabid-Abbasid victory.

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FoughtAD 902
WhereTaormina, Italy37.852N, 15.286E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAghlabid-Abbasid victory
BelligerentsAghlabid EmirateagainstByzantine Empire
Part ofMuslim conquest of SicilyAD 827 to AD 902

Where it sits in the Muslim conquest of Sicily

Siege of Syracuse, AD 827Battle of Mazara del Vallo, AD 827Battles of Enna, AD 829Siege of Palermo, AD 830Battle of Enna, AD 835Siege of Cefalù, AD 837Siege of Messina, AD 842Battle of Butera, AD 845Siege of Lentini, AD 846Battle of Syracuse, AD 859Siege of Enna, AD 859Siege of Melite, AD 870Siege of Syracuse, AD 877Battle of Caltavuturo, AD 881Battle of Polizzi, AD 882Battle of Milazzo, AD 888Battle of Reggio, AD 901Siege of Taormina, AD 902Siege of Taormina, AD 962AD 827AD 962Siege of Taormina, AD 902
19 placed engagements of the Muslim conquest of Sicily in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 902 (year precision)
to AD 902
PlaceTaormina, Italy
37.852N, 15.286E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeTaormina and much of Val Demone captured by the Aghlabids
Commanders
  • Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya
  • Eustathios Argyros (admiral under Leo VI)
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Placed at Taormina; 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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Siege of Taormina is one of 167 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q105123499, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Taormina (902), revision 1370745671, 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.