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Siege of Tlemcen

Siege of Tlemcen was a siege conducted in 1299 at Tlemcen, in what is now Algeria; it lasted about 8 years. It was part of the Marinid–Zayyanid Wars, which ran from 1250 to 1411. The recorded result: Zayyanid victory; Marinid retreat. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1299lasted about 8 years
WhereTlemcen, Algeria34.883N, 1.317W
OutcomeZayyanid victory; Marinid retreat
BelligerentsMarinid SultanateagainstKingdom of Tlemcen
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofMarinid–Zayyanid Wars1250 to 1411

Where it sits in the Marinid–Zayyanid Wars

Battle of Oujda, 1248Battle of Isly, 1250Zayyanid Capture of Sijilmasa, 1264Battle of Telagh, 1268Siege of Tlemcen, 1272Battle of the Tafna, 1281Siege of Tlemcen, 1290Siege of Nedroma, 1296Siege of Tlemcen, 1299Siege of Oujda, 1314Siege of Béjaïa, 1331Siege of Tlemcen, 1335Battle of Kairouan, 1348Siege of Oran, 1348Battle of Oued Ourk, 1349Siege of Oran, 1349Battle of Tinramrin, 1350Capture of Tlemcen, 1352Battle of Oujda, 1359Capture of Tlemcen, 1370Capture of Tlemcen, 1383Capture of Tlemcen, 1389Capture of Tlemcen, 1393Zayyanid capture of Fez, 141012481410Siege of Tlemcen, 1299
24 placed engagements of the Marinid–Zayyanid Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1299 (year precision)
to 1307
PlaceTlemcen, Algeria
34.883N, 1.317W
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr
  • Abu Sa'id Uthman I, Abd al-Wadid
  • Abu Zayyan I
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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 4 times between 1299 and 1557.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1299

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 Q3486030, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tlemcen (1299–1307), revision 1370745832, 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.