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Siege of Xerigordon

Siege of Xerigordon was a siege conducted in September 1096 at Xerigordos, in what is now Turkey. It was part of First Crusade, which ran from 1096 to 1099. The recorded result: Seljuk victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Medieval illuminated manuscript showing Peter the Hermit's People's Crusade of 1096
Medieval illuminated manuscript showing Peter the Hermit's People's Crusade of 1096. Jean Colombe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtSeptember 1096
WhereXerigordos, Turkey40.392N, 29.804E
OutcomeSeljuk victory
BelligerentsPeople's CrusadeagainstSeljuk Turks
Casualties and lossesHeavyandRelatively low
Part ofFirst Crusade1096 to 1099

Where it sits in First Crusade

Siege of Xerigordon, 1096Siege of Nicaea, 1097Battle of Dorylaeum, 1097Siege of Tarsus, 1097Siege of Antioch, 1097Battle of al-Barâ, 1098Battle of the Lake of Antioch, 1098Battle of the Bridge Gate, 1098Battle of Antioch, 1098Siege of Ma'arra, 1098Siege of Jerusalem, 1099Battle of Ascalon, 109910961099Siege of Xerigordon, 1096
12 placed engagements of First Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateSeptember 1096 (month precision)
PlaceXerigordos, Turkey
40.392N, 29.804E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeXerigordos is recaptured from the Crusaders
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesHeavyRelatively low
Commanders
  • Rainald of Broyes
Siege of XerigordonSiege of XerigordonSiege of NicaeaSiege of NicaeaSiege of NicéeSiege of NicaeaSiege of NicaeaSiege of NicaeaBursaEskişehirAdapazarıİzmitBalıkesirZonguldakBoluKütahya100 km40.392N, 29.804E
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Elsewhere in 1096

Siege of Xerigordon is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3656607, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Xerigordos, revision 1370746476, 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.