Barbary Crusade

The Barbary Crusade, also called the Mahdia Crusade, was a Franco-Genoese military expedition in 1390 that led to the siege of Mahdia, then a stronghold of the Barbary pirates in Hafsidi Ifriqiya. Froissart's Chronicles is the chief account of what was one of the last crusades.

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1390 Wikimedia, Wikidata
Mahdian Crusade
religious war, Republic of Genoa, Kingdom of France, Hafsid dynasty, Kingdom of Tlemcen, Hafsids of Béjaïa, Hafsid dynasty,

Location: 35.5047, 11.0622, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1390-07-09T00:00:00Z

1390-10-09T00:00:00Z

1390 Barbary Crusade

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-45 Battle of Thapsus

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-237 Battle of Leptis Parva

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1087 Mahdia campaign of 1087

1123-08-01T00:00:00Z

1123-08-16T00:00:00Z

1123 Mahdia campaign of 1123

1135-01-01T00:00:00Z

1135 Norman expedition to Djerba and Mahdia

1159-01-01T00:00:00Z

1160-01-01T00:00:00Z

1159 — 1160 Siege of Mahdia

1550-07-08T00:00:00Z

1550-09-18T00:00:00Z

1550 Capture of Mahdia

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Mahdia Crusade 01

The Crusader Fleet on its way to Africa on the Barbary crusade (a depiction from a 15th-century manuscript of the Chroniques de France, d'Angleterre et des païs voisins by Jean Froissart).

Mahdia Crusade 1390

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	45	Battle of Thapsus	battle, populares	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	237	Battle of Leptis Parva	mercenary, Ancient Carthage, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1087	Mahdia campaign of 1087	Republic of Genoa, Zirid Dynasty, Duchy of Amalfi, Republic of Pisa, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1123	Mahdia campaign of 1123	Zirid Dynasty, County of Sicily, military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1135	Norman expedition to Djerba and Mahdia	Zirid Dynasty, Kingdom of Sicily, Hammadid dynasty, military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1159	Siege of Mahdia	siege, Kingdom of Sicily, Almohad Caliphate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1550	Capture of Mahdia	Ottoman Empire, Republic of Genoa, Knights Hospitaller, siege, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	war	1390	Barbary Crusade	Kingdom of France, Republic of Genoa, Hafsid dynasty, religious war, Kingdom of Tlemcen, Hafsids of Béjaïa	Wikidata
site	fort		Bordj el Kebir	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Ksar el Kharouba	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Mahdia Crusade 01		Commons
commons	image		The Crusader Fleet on its way to Africa on the Barbary crusade (a depiction from a 15th-century manuscript of the Chroniques de France, d'Angleterre et des païs voisins by Jean Froissart).		Commons
commons	image		Mahdia Crusade 1390		Commons

Barbary Crusade

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