Siege of Medina (1053–54)
The siege of Medina was an unsuccessful Byzantine attack on the Muslim city of Medina (modern Mdina), Malta in 1053 or 1054. The Muslim inhabitants of the city and their slaves managed to repel a superior Byzantine force, which retreated with heavy losses. After the siege, the slaves who helped the Muslims against the invaders were freed, and the Byzantines never attempted to retake the island.
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Siege of Medina (1053–54)
The siege of Medina was an unsuccessful Byzantine attack on the Muslim city of Medina (modern Mdina), Malta in 1053 or 1054. The Muslim inhabitants of the city and their slaves managed to repel a superior Byzantine force, which retreated with heavy losses. After the siege, the slaves who helped the Muslims against the invaders were freed, and the Byzantines never attempted to retake the island.
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The siege of Medina was an uns ...... ttempted to retake the island.
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Heavy (most men killed and almost all ships captured)
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Byzantine Empire
Muslim inhabitants of Medina and their slaves
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Muslim victory
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500–600 slaves
Many ships and many men
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A possible reconstruction of medieval Medina
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Heavy
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Muslim inhabitants of Medina and their slaves
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Siege of Medina
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the Arab–Byzantine wars
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Muslim victory
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Many ships and many men
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