siege, medieval
Siege of Tyre
Siege of Tyre was a siege conducted in 1124 at Tyre, in what is now Lebanon. It was part of the Crusader–Fatimid Wars, which ran from 1099 to 1169. The recorded result: Crusader victory.
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Record
| Date | 1124 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Tyre, Lebanon 33.267N, 35.200E | |
| Part of | Crusader–Fatimid Wars (1099 to 1169) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Crusader victory | |
| Territorial change | Tyre ceded to Jerusalem | |
| Belligerents | Republic of Venice; Kingdom of Jerusalem; County of Tripoli | Fatimid Caliphate; Seljuk Empire; Burid dynasty |
| Commanders | Domenico Michele; William I of Bures; Pons of Tripoli | Toghtekin |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Tyre 1187, same recorded site
- Siege of Tyre 314 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Tyre 1243, same recorded site
- Siege of Tyre 332 BC, 0.6 km
- Siege of Tyre 586 BC, 0.6 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Sidon 19 October 1110
- All 4 engagements of Crusader–Fatimid Wars
Elsewhere in 1124
- Siege of Ani Turkey
- Siege of Aleppo Syria
Siege of Tyre is one of 246 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 28 in present-day Lebanon.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q51933216, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tyre (1124), revision 1384821086, 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.