Siege of Melite (870)
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Siege of Melite (870)
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The siege of Melite was the capture of the Byzantine city of Melite by an invading Aghlabid army in 870 AD. The siege was initially led by Halaf al-Hādim, a renowned engineer, but he was killed and replaced by Sawāda Ibn Muḥammad. The city withstood the siege for some weeks or months, but it ultimately fell to the invaders, and its inhabitants were massacred and the city was sacked.
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Battle during the Muslim conquest of Sicily
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Melite_(870)
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2016-08-14T23:35:21Z
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2024-08-29T14:33:14Z
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