Mahdia campaign of 1087
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Mahdia campaign of 1087
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The Mahdia campaign of 1087 was a raid on the North African town of Mahdia by armed ships from the northern Italian maritime republics of Genoa and Pisa. Mahdia had been the capital of Ifriqiya under the Fatimids, chosen due to its proximity to the sea which allowed them to conduct naval raids and expeditions such as the raid on Genoa in 935. After the Fatimid conquest of Egypt, the region was under the control of the Zirids who remained part of the Fatimid Caliphate until 1048 when the Zirids r
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Battle in Tunisia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdia_campaign_of_1087
date created:
2005-08-10T17:22:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:55:58Z
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