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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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Tyre being blockaded by the Venetian fleet and besieged by Crusader knighthood
Tyre being blockaded by the Venetian fleet and besieged by Crusader knighthood. UnknownUnknown, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1124
WhereTyre, Lebanon33.267N, 35.200E
OutcomeCrusader victory
BelligerentsRepublic of Venice; Kingdom of Jerusalem; County of TripoliagainstFatimid Caliphate; Seljuk Empire; Burid dynasty
Part ofCrusader–Fatimid Wars1099 to 1169

Where it sits in the Crusader–Fatimid Wars

Battle of Ramla, 1102Battle of Ramla, 1105Siege of Sidon, 1110Siege of Tyre, 112411021124Siege of Tyre, 1124
4 placed engagements of the Crusader–Fatimid Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1124 (year precision)
to 29 June 1124
PlaceTyre, Lebanon
33.267N, 35.200E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeTyre ceded to Jerusalem
Commanders
  • Domenico Michele
  • William of Bures
  • Pons of Tripoli
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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 6 times between 586 BC and 1243.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1124

Siege of Tyre is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 69 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.