Siege of Tripoli
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The Siege of Tripoli was a protracted early 12th-century Crusader campaign in the Levant that culminated in the capture of the city of Tripoli and the establishment of the County of Tripoli as a Crusader state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Tripoli canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the Crusades
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crusader states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Crusader forces
ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ local Muslim defenders of Tripoli ⓘ |
| commander |
Bertrand of Toulouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fakhr al-Mulk ibn Ammar NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond IV of Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ William-Jordan of Cerdanya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1109 ⓘ |
| established | Crusader control over Tripoli ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of the County of Tripoli ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | competition between Crusaders and Muslim powers for control of the Levantine coast ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Crusader expansion along the Levantine coast
ⓘ
desire to control coastal trade routes ⓘ |
| hasDuration | about seven years ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | County of Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo |
creation of the County of Tripoli
ⓘ
displacement of local Muslim rule in Tripoli ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
involvement of multiple Crusader leaders over time
ⓘ
protracted multi-year siege ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of the city of Tripoli
ⓘ
creation of a Crusader state in the region ⓘ |
| partOf |
Crusades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levantine campaigns of the Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEntity | County of Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Siege of Antioch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Jerusalem (1099) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian–Muslim conflict in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| result |
Crusader victory
ⓘ
capture of Tripoli by Crusaders ⓘ establishment of the County of Tripoli ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the network of Crusader states in the Levant
ⓘ
secured another major coastal stronghold for the Crusaders ⓘ |
| startDate | 1102 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | early 12th century ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
blockade
ⓘ
construction of siege works ⓘ gradual encirclement of the city ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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