siege, medieval

Siege of Tlemcen

Name: Siege of Tlemcen
Location: Tlemcen, Algeria

Siege of Tlemcen was a siege conducted in 1242 at Tlemcen, in what is now Algeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tlemcen. It was part of Campaigns of Abu Zakariya Yahya, which ran from 1229 to 1249. The recorded result: Hafsid decisive victory; The Kingdom of Tlemcen is officially a vassal of the Hafsid. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1242

WhereTlemcen, Algeria34.883N, 1.317W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeHafsid decisive victory; The Kingdom of Tlemcen is officially a vassal of the Hafsid

BelligerentsHafsid dynastyagainstKingdom of Tlemcen

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofCampaigns of Abu Zakariya Yahya1229 to 1249

Record

Date	1242 (year precision)
Place	Tlemcen, Algeria 34.883N, 1.317W
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Abu Zakariya Yahya	Yaghmurasen ibn Zyan

Placed at Tlemcen; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Tlemcen 1335, same recorded site
Campaign of Tlemcen 1551, same recorded site
Campaign of Tlemcen 1557, same recorded site
Siege of Tlemcen 1299, 0.1 km N
Battle of Sikkak 1836, 22 km N

Elsewhere in 1242

Battle of the Ice Russia
First Mongol invasion of Hungary Hungary
Battle of Taillebourg France
Battle of Grobnik field Croatia
Mongol invasion of the Latin Empire Bulgaria

Siege of Tlemcen is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 155 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q134693459, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tlemcen (1242), revision 1370745829, 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.