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Siege of Trebizond

Siege of Trebizond was a siege conducted in 1222 at Trabzon, in what is now Turkey; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: Trapezuntine victory.

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Fought1222ran into the following year
WhereTrabzon, Turkey41.000N, 39.733E
OutcomeTrapezuntine victory
BelligerentsEmpire of TrebizondagainstSultanate of Rum

Record

Date1222 (year precision)
to 1223
PlaceTrabzon, Turkey
41.000N, 39.733E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Andronikos I Gidos
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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

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1205 and 1916.

Elsewhere in 1222

Siege of Trebizond is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510460, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Trebizond (1222–1223), revision 1370745995, 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.