siege of Tunis
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The siege of Tunis was a 1270 military campaign led primarily by King Louis IX of France against the city of Tunis in North Africa, forming the central action of the Eighth Crusade.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| siege of Tunis canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Eighth Crusade
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles I of Anjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis IX of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad I al-Mustansir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictCombatant |
Hafsid ruler Muhammad I al-Mustansir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis IX of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Hafsid Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Seventh Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Tunis Crusade of 1270 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Crusader forces
ⓘ
Genoese contingent ⓘ Hafsid forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Pisan contingent ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli |
attempt to convert the Hafsid ruler to Christianity
ⓘ
plan to use Tunis as a base for crusading against Egypt ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | dysentery (for Louis IX) ⓘ |
| hasDate | 25 August 1270 ⓘ |
| hasDiseaseOutbreak | dysentery among crusader army ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
end of the Eighth Crusade
ⓘ
strengthening of Angevin influence in the Mediterranean ⓘ weakening of French crusading enthusiasm ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1270 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion | Mediterranean Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Ifriqiya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryObjective |
capture of Tunis
ⓘ
establishing a Christian base in North Africa ⓘ |
| hasNotableParticipant | Edward of England (future Edward I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
commercial privileges for Italian merchants in Tunis
ⓘ
continuation of Muslim rule in Tunis ⓘ payment of tribute by Tunis to Charles I of Anjou ⓘ |
| hasRelatedWork | accounts by chronicler Jean de Joinville ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ |
| hasResult |
French withdrawal
ⓘ
inconclusive outcome ⓘ negotiated peace treaty ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent | death of Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1270 ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWarfare | siege warfare ⓘ |
| partOf | Eighth Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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