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Siege of Taormina

Siege of Taormina was a siege conducted in AD 962 at Taormina, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Muslim conquest of Sicily, which ran from AD 827 to AD 902. The recorded result: Fatimid victory.

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FoughtAD 962
WhereTaormina, Italy37.850N, 15.300E
OutcomeFatimid victory
BelligerentsFatimid CaliphateagainstByzantine 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 962
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 962 (year precision)
PlaceTaormina, Italy
37.850N, 15.300E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi
Siege of TaorminaSiege of TaorminaSiege of TauromeniumSiege of TaorminaBattle of CaltavuturoBattle of AbacaenumOperation ScyllaSiege of TauromeniumBattle of AbacaenumOperation ScyllaCataniaMessinaSiracusaCatanzaroRagusaVibo Valentia100 km37.850N, 15.300E
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 4 times between 394 BC and 1078.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 962

Siege of Taormina is one of 186 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28162763, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Taormina (962), revision 1370745673, 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.