Sack of Aleppo (962) 962
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 962 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Syria | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Arab–Byzantine wars | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Byzantine Empire, Hamdanid dynasty | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 36.2000, 37.1500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The sack of Aleppo in December 962 was carried out by the Byzantine Empire under Nikephoros Phokas. Aleppo was the capital of the Hamdanid emir Sayf al-Dawla, the Byzantines' chief antagonist at the time.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Sack of Aleppo (962) (revision 1370729461), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Siege of Aleppo (1124–1125) 1124 · 0 km
- Siege of Aleppo (994–995) 994 · 0 km
- Siege of Aleppo (1260) 1260 · 1 km
- Siege of Aleppo (1980) 1981 · 1 km
- Siege of Aleppo (637) 637 · 1 km
- Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) 2012 · 2 km
Other battles of the Arab–Byzantine wars
- Sack of Thessalonica (904) 904
- Siege of Dvin (927) 927
- Battle of Marash (953) 953
- Siege of Hadath 955
- Battle of Raban 958
- Siege of Rometta 963
- Siege of Antioch (968–969) 968
- Battle of Alexandretta 971
- Battle of the Orontes 994
- Siege of Aleppo (994–995) 994
All 34 battles of the Arab–Byzantine wars →
Browse more: battles in Syria · Asia · Medieval battles