Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Shaizar: contested ground

The ground around Shaizar was fought over 4 times between AD 994 and 1157: 2 battles and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of the OrontesBattle of ShaizarSiege of ShaizarSiege of ShaizarSiege of ShaizarAleppoNicosiaHomsṬarābulusHamahAr RaqqahTartusSamandagi200 km35.263N, 36.571E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of the Orontes, AD 994Battle of Shaizar, 1111Siege of Shaizar, 1138Siege of Shaizar, 1157AD 9941157
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
15 September AD 994Battle of the OrontesOrontes RiverArab–Byzantine wars
13 September 1111Battle of ShaizarShaizarCrusades
28 April 1138Siege of ShaizarShaizarCrusades
October 1157Siege of ShaizarShaizarCrusades

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.