Siege of Antioch (968–969) 968
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 968 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Turkey | 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, 36.1500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Antioch in 968–969 was a successful military offensive undertaken by leading commanders of the Byzantine Empire in order to reconquer the strategically important city of Antioch from the Hamdanid Dynasty.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Antioch (968–969) (revision 1370738902), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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