Siege of Baghdad (1055)

Siege of Baghdad (1055)
Date1055
Location
Baghdad
Result Seljuk victory
Belligerents
Seljuk Empire Buyid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Tughril I al-Basasiri
al-Malik al-Rahim (POW)
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

When Tughril returned from Anatolia with his army, the Abbasid caliph Qa'im told him through his envoy that the Buyids were trying to overthrow the Abbasids. Qa'im told Tughril to come to Baghdad with his army.[1] Tughril and his army came to Baghdad in the same year and captured Baghdad.[2] Al-Basasiri, the governor of Baghdad, left the city. Later, Basasiri entered the service of the Fatimids and captured Baghdad again, but the city was captured by the Seljuks in the final battle in 1059.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "ABBÂSÎLER". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  2. ^ "BAĞDAT". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  3. ^ Turan, Osman (2019). Selçuklular târihi ve Türk-İslâm medeniyeti. Yayın Kültür serisi (22. basim ed.). İstanbul: Ötüken. pp. 131–141. ISBN 978-975-437-470-4.
  4. ^ ÖZDEMİR, Mehmet Nadir. "The Relationship Abbasid Khalifats Between Saljuq Sultans". Dergipark (in Turkish).

Bibliography

  • Turan, Osman (2019). Selçuklular târihi ve Türk-İslâm medeniyeti. Yayın Kültür serisi (22. basim ed.). İstanbul: Ötüken. pp. 131–141. ISBN 978-975-437-470-4.
  • Özdemir, Mehmet Nadir. "The Relationship Abbasid Khalifats Between Saljuq Sultans".
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