Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
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Summary
In 504 AH the Franks took Beirut by the sword, and then took Sidon on terms of safe conduct 1.
Context
These two conquests came after the Franks took Tripoli in 503 AH. The ports of the Syrian coast fell one city after another 2.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Bayrut (Beirut)· Sayda (Sidon)
People and things also explored
The Franks take Beirut from the Muslims in 593· Frankish expedition to Syria; Sidon refortified· The Franks besiege and demolish Qal'at al-Tur· Fairuz· Hisham Kabbani· Nadine Labaki· Bayrut (Beirut)· Sayda (Sidon)
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 487
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 486-487
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Franks Take Beirut by the Sword and Sidon by Safe-Conduct, 504”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/franks-beirut-sidon-504/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.