حصار مالقة وأسر أهلها

In 892 AH the Christians besieged Malaga by land and sea, and then its people were taken captive in late Sha'ban, as al-Maqqari relates. ¹

The people of Malaga fought them with cannon, horses and men. The Christians surrounded the city with trenches and walls on the land side and with ships from the sea, and prevented anyone from entering. Only a group of the Murabitun entered it. ¹

Food ran out, and the people ate cattle, horses and donkeys. They wrote to the two shores asking for relief, and no one came to them. ¹

When they despaired of al-Nasir, they asked for safe conduct. They were promised safety from being killed if they handed over the key of the castle and the fortress; when they did, the enemy took them captive. This was at the end of Sha'ban that year. ¹

The date of the year is derived. ²