Siege of Al-Karak (1834) 1834
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1834 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Jordan | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Peasants' revolt in Palestine | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Egypt eyalet, Palestinians | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 31.1833, 35.7000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Siege of Al-Karak was a 17-day siege imposed by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt on the Transjordanian town of Al-Karak in 1834. The Pasha laid the siege on the town in pursuit of Qasim al-Ahmad, the leader of the Peasants' revolt in Palestine, who had fled from Nablus to take shelter in Al-Karak.
Egyptian troops looted the town and the countryside for five days, while Karak's famous fortifications were shelled with gunpowder and the town was reduced to ruins. The Karakis took vengeance upon the Pasha and his Egyptian army when Ibrahim Pasha was driven out of Syria, six years after the siege.
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