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{{short description|1324–1326 military siege}}
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{{distinguish|text=the [[Siege of La'Victoria]]}}
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{{Infobox military conflict
 
{{Infobox military conflict
 
| conflict    = Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa
 
| conflict    = Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa
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| width      = 355px
| partof      = the [[Creeperian Crusade]] and the [[Second War of Miguel I]]
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| partof      = the [[Creeperian Crusade]] and [[Second War of Miguel I|Miguel's Second Campaign]]
 
| image      = Counquest of Jeusalem (1099).jpg
 
| image      = Counquest of Jeusalem (1099).jpg
| image_size  = 400px
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| image_size  = 345px
| caption    = ''[[La'Gran Victoria Contra'l Islam]]'', [[Miguel Dávalos Molina]] (1866)
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| caption    = ''[[La'Gran Victoria Contra'l Islam]]'' (1866) by [[Miguel Dávalos Molina]]
| date        = 1 September 1324 – 13 June 1326<br /><small>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=9|day1=1|year1=1324|month2=6|day2=13|year2=1326}})</small>
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| date        = {{plainlist|
| place      = [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]], [[Caliphate of Deltino]]<br /><small>(present day [[La'Victoria]], [[Creeperopolis]])</small>
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* 1 September 1324 – 13 June 1326
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* ({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=9|day1=1|year1=1324|month2=6|day2=13|year2=1326}})
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}}
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| place      = {{plainlist|
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* [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]], [[Caliphate of Deltino]]
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* (modern day [[La'Victoria]], [[Creeperopolis]])
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* {{nowrap|[[File:WMA button2b.png|17px|link=Creeperopolis]] {{color|#3366BB|42°51′0″S 96°8′24″W}}}}
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}}
 
| result      = Decisive Creeperian victory
 
| result      = Decisive Creeperian victory
 
| territory  =  
 
| territory  =  
*Dissolution of the [[Caliphate of Deltino]]
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* Collapse of the [[Caliphate of Deltino]]
*Establishment of the [[Deltinian Rump States]] of [[Emirate of Abdan|Abdan]], [[Emirate of Helam|Helam]], and [[Emirate of Jakiz|Jakiz]]
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* Establishment of the [[Deltinian rump states]]
| combatant1  = {{flag|Caliphate of Deltino}}
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| combatant1  = {{flagcountry|Caliphate of Deltino}}
| combatant2  = {{flag|Creeperopolis|1232}}
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| combatant2  = {{plainlist|
| commander1  = {{flagicon|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Selim VI of Deltino|Selim VI]] {{executed}}<br />{{flagicon|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Iftikhar al-Dawla]] {{executed}}<br />{{flagicon|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Abdallah al-Mahdi]] {{executed}}<br />{{flagicon|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Ibn al-Hafiz]] †<br />{{flagicon|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Yusuf al-Dhahir]]
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* {{flag|Creeperopolis|1231}}
| commander2  = {{flagicon|Creeperopolis|1232}} [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]]<br />{{flagicon|Creeperopolis|1232}} [[Adémar Puyal Cisneros]]<br />{{flagicon|Creeperopolis|1232}} [[Roberto Curtosé Cortéz]]<br />{{flagicon|Creeperopolis|1232}} [[Carlos Martel Hernández]]
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* {{flag|Hondarribia}}
| strength1  = '''Modern sources:'''<br />15,000–18,000<br />'''Medieval sources:'''<br />3,400,000
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}}
| strength2  = '''Modern sources:'''<br />12,000–13,500<br />'''Medieval sources:'''<br />17,000
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| commander1  =  
| casualties1 = '''Modern sources:'''<br />13,000–16,000<br />'''Medieval sources:'''<br />Very high
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{{plainlist|
| casualties2 = '''Modern sources:'''<br />5,000–6,000<br />'''Medieval sources:'''<br />Very low
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} '''[[Sayel VI bin Abu Arshad|Sayel VI]]'''{{executed}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Sayel bin al-Arshad]]{{executed}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Dilawar Derawal]]{{executed}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Alamzeb Marwat]]{{executed}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Awalmir Jhalawan]]{{MIA}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Asfandyar Sadozai]]{{executed}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Atal Ghazini]]{{KIA}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Gul Zar Darzada]]
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}}
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| commander2  = {{plainlist|
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} '''[[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]]'''
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} [[Adémar Puyal Cisneros]]
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} [[Felipe Martínez Enríquez]]
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} [[Carlos Martínez Enríquez]]
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} [[Emmanuel Vasco Ruíz]]{{KIA}}
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} [[Fernando Vasco Ruíz]]{{KIA}}
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} [[Jaime Álvarez Parades]]
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* {{flagdeco|Hondarribia}} [[Ieltxu II of Hondarribia|Ieltxu II]]
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* {{flagdeco|Hondarribia}} [[Vitruvio III of Hondarribia|Vitruvio of Gojeneche]]
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}}
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| strength1  = {{plainlist|
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* 15,000–18,000 infantry
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* 1,500 cavalry
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* Several catapults
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* 15 ships
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}}
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| strength2  = {{plainlist|
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* 12,000–13,500 infantry
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* 1,000 cavalry
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* 500 archers
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* 4 siege towers
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* 1 battering ram
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* Several catapults
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* 24 ships
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}}
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| casualties1 = {{plainlist|
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* 16,000–19,000 killed
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* Several catapults destroyed
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* 15 ships destroyed
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}}
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| casualties2 = {{plainlist|
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* 5,000–6,000 killed
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* 2 siege towers destroyed
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* Several catapults destroyed
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* 11 ships destroyed
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}}
 
| casualties3 = 215,000+ killed during the massacre of 13 June 1326
 
| casualties3 = 215,000+ killed during the massacre of 13 June 1326
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Creeperian Crusade}}
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| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Creeperian Crusade under Miguel I}}
 
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The '''Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa''' ([[Spanish#Creeperian Standard Spanish|Creeperian Spanish]]: ''Asedio de Almadinat Almuqadasa'', [[Arabic|Deltinian Arabic]]: ''حصار المدينة المقدسة''; <small>transliterated as:</small> ''hisar almadinat almuqadasa'') was a major siege of the [[Creeperian Crusade]] which took place from September 1324 until June 1326. The siege, considered to be the most important of the Creeperian Crusade, was conducted by Creeperian King [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]] against Deltinian Caliph [[Selim VI of Deltino|Selim VI]].
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The '''Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa'''{{efn|[[Creeperian language|Creeperian]]: Ասեդիո դե Ալմադինատ Ալմփքադասա / ''Asedio de Almadinat Almuqadasa'', {{small|Creeperian pronunciation:}} [[Help:IPA/Creeperian|[aˈseðjo ðe almaðiˈnat almukaˈdasa<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]; [[Deltinian language|Deltinian]]: {{Script/Nastaliq|د المادیمیت المقدسه محاصره}}; {{small|[[Iberic script|transliterated]]:}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|D Almademet Almuqadasa Mohasara}}'', {{small|Deltinian pronunciation:}} {{color|#122080|[d‿almɑˈdemet almuˈqɑɖasə moˈxɑsara]]}})}} was a major military engagement of the [[Creeperian Crusade]] which took place from 1324 to 1326. The siege, waged by the [[Creeperopolis|Kingdom of Creeperopolis]] against the [[Caliphate of Deltino]], resulted in the fall of [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]] (the largest and capital city of the Caliphate of Deltino) and the subsequent dissolution of the caliphate into [[Deltinian rump states|four successor states]].
  
 
[[Almadinat Almuqadasa]] was the capital city of the [[Caliphate of Deltino]] and had never before come under a foreign attack in its history. Creeperian forces besieged the city for nearly two years, engaging in several battles with the Deltinians around the city in an attempt to further strengthen each other's position during the siege. After a Creeperian naval victory against the Deltinians in March 1326, the city was unable to supply itself from [[Lake San Salvador|Buhayrat Alrasul]] and food began to run out. Despite the calls for reinforcements throughout the siege, the reinforcements were either repelled by the Creeperans or refused to come to the caliph's assistance.  
 
[[Almadinat Almuqadasa]] was the capital city of the [[Caliphate of Deltino]] and had never before come under a foreign attack in its history. Creeperian forces besieged the city for nearly two years, engaging in several battles with the Deltinians around the city in an attempt to further strengthen each other's position during the siege. After a Creeperian naval victory against the Deltinians in March 1326, the city was unable to supply itself from [[Lake San Salvador|Buhayrat Alrasul]] and food began to run out. Despite the calls for reinforcements throughout the siege, the reinforcements were either repelled by the Creeperans or refused to come to the caliph's assistance.  
  
On 13 June 1326, the Creeperans broke through the walls of the city and initiated a massacre of its people. The indiscriminate killings by the Creeperans killed an estimated 215,000 people, nearly the entire population of the city. During the massacre, Selim VI was executed, along with several other senior Deltinian administrators and military commanders. The city was set on fire and the Creeperans proceeded to destroy the city entirely, as it had been originally founded with the belief that the [[Islam]]ic Prophet [[Muhammad]] Himself had instructed the Deltinians to establish the city in 875AD.
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On 13 June 1326, the Creeperans broke through the walls of the city and initiated a massacre of its people. The indiscriminate killings by the Creeperans, known as the '''Almadinat Almuqadasa massacre''', killed an estimated 215,000 people, nearly the entire population of the city. During the massacre, Sayel VI was executed, along with several other senior Deltinian administrators and military commanders. Due to the Deltinian belief and tradition that the city was founded on the direct instructions of the [[Islam]]ic Prophet [[Muhammad]] Himself and established by Caliph [[Abdul Humaidaan V of Deltino|Abdul Humaidaan V]] in June 875AD, the city was set on fire and destroyed in its entirety by the Creeperans. The [[Great Mosque of Almadinat Almuqadasa]] was vandalized with images of Muhammad being etched into the mosque's walls as a direct insult to the Islamic tradition of avoiding depictions of Muhammad, and the mosque was eventually demolished. The [[Cathedral of La'Santa Victoria]] was eventually built on top of the ruins of the mosque.
  
The destruction of the city brought an end to the centuries-long Caliphate of Deltino, fracturing the entity it into [[Deltinian Rump States|three rump states]]: the Emirates of [[Emirate of Abdan|Abdan]], [[Emirate of Helam|Helam]], and [[Emirate of Jakiz|Jakiz]], each proclaimed by mutinous military commanders of the caliphate. The fall of the city allowed the [[Creeperopolis|Kingdom of Creeperopolis]] to expand its territory south, covering much of central [[Sur]], and led to the domination of [[Creeperian Catholic Church|Creeperian Catholicism]] in the Sur. The Creeperian city of [[La'Victoria]] was established by Miguel I on 14 June 1326 on top of the ruins of Almadinat Almuqadasa, which remains mostly buried under La'Victoria today. That same day, Miguel I issued the ''[[Decree of La'Victoria]]'', which outlawed the practicing of [[Deltinian Islam]] within Creeperopolis and beginning the [[First Great Persecution of Deltinian Islam|First Great Persecution]].
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The destruction of the city brought an end to the centuries-long Caliphate of Deltino, fracturing the entity it into [[Deltinian rump states|three rump states]]: the Emirates of [[Emirate of Abdan|Abdan]], [[Emirate of Helam|Helam]], and [[Emirate of Jakiz|Jakiz]], each proclaimed by mutinous military commanders of the caliphate. The fall of the city allowed the [[Creeperopolis|Kingdom of Creeperopolis]] to expand its territory south, covering much of central [[Sur]], and led to the domination of [[Creeperian Catholic Church|Creeperian Catholicism]] in the Sur. The Creeperian city of [[La'Victoria]] was established by Miguel I on 14 June 1326 on top of the ruins of Almadinat Almuqadasa, which remains mostly buried under La'Victoria today. That same day, Miguel I issued the ''[[Decree of La'Victoria]]'', which outlawed the practicing of [[Deltinian Islam]] within Creeperopolis and beginning the [[First Great Persecution of Deltinian Islam|First Great Persecution]].
  
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
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=== Crusade before Miguel I ===
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The [[Creeperian Crusade]] began on 8 February 1231 when the emir of the [[Emirate of Rabadsun]], Alfawnasu III , declared independence for his domain, establishing the [[Creeperopolis|Kingdom of Creeperopolis]]. Alfawnasu III, now known as King [[Alfonso I of Creeperopolis|Alfonso I]], declared independence following the conclusion of the [[Second Council of Rabadsun]] in reaction to the ''[[One-Religion Decree]]'' which was issued by the Deltinian Caliph, [[Sulayman III of Deltino|Sulayman III]]. During Alfonso I's reign, Creeperopolis fought several wars against the [[Caliphate of Deltino]] to secure its existence and independence.
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His successors, [[Alfonso II of Creeperopolis|Alfonso II]], [[Salvador I of Creeperopolis|Salvador I]], and [[Manuel I of Creeperopolis|Manuel I]], continued fighting against the Deltinians. Creeperopolis was supported by the [[Kingdom of Castilliano]], and later, the [[Kingdom of Honduras]], a kingdom established after a Creeperian-supported rebellion against the Deltinians.
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=== Miguel I's first war ===
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{{main|First War of Miguel I}}
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[[File:Siege of Lisbon - Muslim surrender.jpg|thumb|right|225px|A painting depicting Sayel V meeting with Miguel I before the Treaty of Najallah, by [[José Leoz Mori]], 1850.]]
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Manuel I died on 13 January 1301 and was succeeded by his son, [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]]. Despite only being twelve years old at the time he ascended the [[Monarchy of Creeperopolis|throne]], Miguel I ordered an immediate invasion of Deltino, however, [[Pedro Candia Bolero]], his regent, prevented him from beginning a war with Deltino. In 1304, when Miguel I was sixteen years old and was given full powers as king, he removed Candia Bolero as ''[[Caudillo]]'', the leader of the [[Creeperian Armed Forces|Creeperian military]], and replaced him with [[Hernán Monroy Pizarro]], and the two began to formulate plans for an invasion of Deltino.
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In the ensuing war waged by Miguel I, known as the [[First War of Miguel I]], Miguel I and Monroy Pizarro destroyed several large armies sent by Caliph [[Sayel V of Deltino|Sayel V]] to quickly put an end to the Creeperian invasion. After several crushing Creeperian victories at [[Battle of Sahalayn|Sahalayn]], [[Second Battle of Derna|Derna]], [[Battle of Sirte|Sirte]], [[Miracle of Ourique|Ourique]], [[Siege of Buraihran|Buraihran]], [[Siege of Idku (1309–11)|Idku]], [[Battle of Zliten|Zliten]], [[Battle of Damanhur|Damanhur]], and [[Battle of Janzour|Janzour]], the Creeperian army was quickly approaching [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]], the capital city of Deltino.
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In October 1311, Sayel V and [[Gul Zar Darzada]] met with Miguel I and pleaded for a peace treaty, which Miguel I accepted. The [[Treaty of Najallah]] ended Miguel I's first war against Deltino in a decisive Creeperian victory. As a part of the treaty, Deltino ceded all lands east of the [[San Miguel River]] which was north of the city of [[La'Unión, La'Unión|Alshaati Alshamaliu]] (modern day La'Unión) and all lands north of the [[Zapatista River]] which was east of the [[San Luísian Mountain Range]]. The Deltinians also agreed to pay Creeperopolis a large yearly tribute and Sayel V also offered Miguel I to marry his youngest daughter, [[Isabela Arshad Mustansir|Iizabila al-Arshad al-Mustansir]], which he accepted.
  
 
== Prelude ==
 
== Prelude ==
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=== Miguel I's march to the city ===
 
=== Miguel I's march to the city ===
  
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{{main|Second War of Miguel I}}
 
{{see|Battle of Zuwara|Battle of Tikriqin|Battle of Jizanura (1323)|Battle of Jizanura (1324)}}
 
{{see|Battle of Zuwara|Battle of Tikriqin|Battle of Jizanura (1323)|Battle of Jizanura (1324)}}
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[[File:Baldwin of Boulogne entering Edessa in Feb 1098.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Miguel I entering Muzadr, by [[Carlos Ulloa López]], 1869.]]
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On 24 July 1319, Sayel V died of a stroke and was succeeded by his son, [[Sayel VI bin Abu Arshad|Sayel VI]]. Sayel VI wished to continue preventing war with Creeperopolis however he could. When news that Sayel V died arrived in Salvador in September 1319, Miguel I immediately began preparations for a new war to capture Almadinat Almuqadasa. After two years of preparation, Pope [[Juan XXII of Creeperopolis|Juan XXII]] presided over the Nativity Mass on 25 December 1321 and officially gave Miguel I his blessings. Miguel I, Monroy Pizarro, [[Ramiro Curtosé Rosales]], who left his garrison at Zamora to join the campaign, and embarked with 120,000 soldiers west with the goal of destroying Almadinat Almuqadasa.
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The first city captured by the Creeperans was [[Muzadr]] on 15 March 1322, south of La'Unión. It fell without resistance in fear of a massacre, but the population was massacred nonetheless. Sayel VI was made aware of the fall of Muzadr in April 1322 and was alarmed of the breakage of peace. He quickly had Darzada rally 40,000 soldiers and march north to halt the Creeperian advance and restore the peace. On 14 May 1322, the two armies met near the village of [[Zuwara]]. The Creeperans [[Battle of Zuwara|defeated]] the Deltinians and massacred 2,000 prisoners. The Deltinians fell back to [[Tikriqin]], where they were again [[Battle of Tikriqin|defeated]] on 15 April 1322. The Creeperans rested in Tikriqin until March 1323 to continue marching south. On 10 February 1323, Monroy Pizarro resigned from his position as ''Caudillo'' and was replaced by the son of Curtosé Rosales, [[Roberto Curtosé Cortéz]].
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On 6 July 1323, the Creeperans [[Battle of Jizanura (1323)|defeated]] the Deltinians at [[Jizanura]], reaching the coast of Lake San Salvador. The Creeperans rested at Jizanura and spent time building 4 ships to blockade Almadinat Almuqadasa from the lake. On 15 June 1324, Deltinians under Darzada [[Battle of Jizanura (1324)|attacked]] the Creeperans at Jizanura, but the attack was repulsed and the Creeperans began marching south to Almadinat Almuqadasa. Sayel VI send a delegation to plead with the Creeperans to turn back. The delegation of ten was arrested and each was castrated. Nine were put to death while the last was released to inform the Caliph that the Creeperans will "burn Almadinat Almuqadasa in the name of God."
  
 
== Order of battle ==
 
== Order of battle ==
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=== Caliphate of Deltino ===
 
=== Caliphate of Deltino ===
  
The Caliphate of Deltino held a defensive position within the walls of Almadinat Almuqadasa in preparation for the Creeperian arrival. The Deltinians additionally had reinforcements south of the city, ready to attack the Creeperans during the siege. The Deltinians main source of supplies and resources was naval shipments from [[Lake San Salvador|Buhayrat Alrasul]], the second largest lake in the world. Modern sources estimate the size of the Deltinian army to be between 15,000 and 18,000 soldiers, while medieval Creeperian sources claim that the Deltinians wielded an unsustainable 3.4 million soldiers. The city itself had a population of around 225,000 people, excluding soldiers, by 1324.
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[[File:Dirhem of al-Saffah, AH 132-136.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dirham of [[Sayel VI bin Abu Arshad|Sayel VI]]]]
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The Caliphate of Deltino held a defensive position within the walls of Almadinat Almuqadasa in preparation for the Creeperian arrival. The Deltinians additionally had reinforcements south of the city, ready to attack the Creeperans during the siege. The Deltinians main source of supplies and resources was naval shipments from [[Lake San Salvador|Buhayrat Alrasul]], the second largest lake in the world. Modern sources estimate the size of the Deltinian army to be between 15,000 and 18,000 soldiers, while medieval Creeperian sources claim that the Deltinians wielded an unsustainable 3.4 million soldiers. The city itself had a population of around 225,000 people, excluding soldiers, by 1324, with an influx of possibly tens of thousands during the siege of Deltinians seeking refuge from the Creeperans.
  
 
The commanders of the Caliphate of Deltino include:
 
The commanders of the Caliphate of Deltino include:
  
* [[Selim VI of Deltino|Selim VI]] – 35th [[Caliph of Deltino]]
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* [[Sayel VI bin Abu Arshad|Sayel VI]] – 35th [[Caliph of Deltino]]
* [[Iftikhar al-Dawla]] – [[Governor of Almadinat Almuqadasa]]
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* [[Dilawar Derawal]] – [[Governor of Almadinat Almuqadasa]]
* [[Abdallah al-Mahdi]] – Commander of the Almadinat Almuqadasa Garrison
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* [[Alamzeb Marwat]] – Commander of the Almadinat Almuqadasa Garrison
* [[Ibn al-Hafiz]] – Commander of the [[Buhayrat Alrasul Naval Force]]
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* [[Awalmir Jhalawan]] – Commander of the [[Deltinian Legionaries]]
* [[Yusuf al-Dhahir]] – Commander of the Deltinian reinforcements
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* [[Asfandyar Sadozai]] – Commander of the [[Deltinian Calific Guard]]
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* [[Atal Ghazini]] – Commander of the [[Buhayrat Alrasul Naval Force]]
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* [[Gul Zar Darzada]] – Commander of the Deltinian reinforcements
  
 
=== Kingdom of Creeperopolis ===
 
=== Kingdom of Creeperopolis ===
  
The Kingdom of Creeperopolis prepared for a prolonged siege against the city of Almadinat Almuqadasa. Unlike the Deltinians, the Creeperans lacked any sort of reinforcement to assist them in the event of an overwhelming Deltinian attack. The Creeperans relied on scavenging the countryside and long-distance land connections for supplies and resources, as well as the good will of the locals. Modern sources estimate the size of the Creeperian army to be between 12,000 and 13,500 soldiers, while medieval Creeperian claimed that the Creeperians wielded a slightly larger force of 17,000 soldiers.
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[[File:Don Aurelio, rey de Asturias (Museo del Prado).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Painting of King [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]].]]
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The Kingdom of Creeperopolis prepared for a prolonged siege against the city of Almadinat Almuqadasa. Unlike the Deltinians, the Creeperans lacked any sort of reinforcement to assist them in the event of an overwhelming Deltinian attack. The Creeperans relied on scavenging the countryside and long-distance land connections for supplies and resources, as well as the good will of the locals. Modern sources estimate the size of the Creeperian army to be between 11,000 and 12,500 soldiers, while medieval Creeperian claimed that the Creeperans wielded a slightly larger force of 17,000 soldiers.
  
 
The commanders of the Kingdom of Creeperopolis include:
 
The commanders of the Kingdom of Creeperopolis include:
  
* [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]] – 5th [[Monarchy of Creeperopolis|King of the Creeperans]]
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* [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]] – 5th [[Monarchy of Creeperopolis|King of Creeperopolis]]
* [[Adémar Puyal Cisneros]] – [[Official Representative of the Pope]]
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* [[Adémar Puyal Cisneros]] – Official Representative of the Pope
 
* [[Roberto Curtosé Cortéz]] – ''[[Caudillo]]'' of the [[Creeperian Army]]
 
* [[Roberto Curtosé Cortéz]] – ''[[Caudillo]]'' of the [[Creeperian Army]]
* [[Carlos Martel Hernández]] – Commander of the [[Creeperian Navy]]
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* [[Emmanuel Sándino Hortan]] – Commander of the [[Creeperian Navy]] (1324)
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* [[Carlos Martel Hernández]] – Commander of the [[Creeperian Navy]] (1324–1326)
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* [[Alfonso Martínez Gutiérrez]] – [[Duke of Salvador]]
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* [[Fidel Martínez Sánchez]] – [[Duke of Xichútepa]]
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The Creeperans were also supported by approximately 1,000 soldiers from Honduras. The army was commanded by [[Ieltxu II of Honduras|Ieltxu II]], the [[king of Honduras]], and [[Vitruvio III of Honduras|Vitruvio of Gojeneche]], his son and heir.
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== Course of the siege ==
 
== Course of the siege ==
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[[File:Adhemar of Le Puy.png|thumb|right|225px|Puyal Cisneros' blessing of Miguel I and the army, by [[Armando Obregón Pérez]], 1884.]]
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Before the beginning of the siege, [[Adémar Puyal Cisneros]], the official representative of the pope on the campaign and the [[Archdiocese of Salvador|archbishop of Salvador]], blessed Miguel I and the army to ensure that God would be on their side, and not against them. The blessing occurred on 30 August 1324, the day before the start of the siege.
  
 
=== Battle of Altal ===
 
=== Battle of Altal ===
  
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On 1 September 1324, the Creeperans began sieging Almadinat Almuqadasa. Miguel I sensed that victory was near, and that the fall of the city would destroy the Caliphate of Deltino. Sayel VI declared that he would not leave the city so long as it was under siege; he would end the siege or die trying. [[Dilawar Derawal]], the governor of the city, and [[Alamzeb Marwat]], the commander of the city's garrison, made the same declaration.
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Deltinians soldiers under Darzada, reinforcements held outside the city, attacked the Creeperans on 17 September 1324 in an attempt to quickly end the siege by attacking the force from the rear while they were focused on attacking the city. In the ensuing [[Battle of Altal]], the Deltinians sustained heavy losses despite the Creeperans facing attacks from Darzada's forces and from the city's defending garrison. The losses inflicted on Darzada's forces were so severe that he withdrew the Deltinian reinforcements south to prevent their total destruction and to tend to his soldiers' wounds. He also spent time to gather more men to join his forces to defend the capital, however, his withdrawal allowed the Creeperans to place their focus on attacking the city.
  
 
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<!--== Background ==
 
 
The [[Caliphate of Deltino]] (734AD–1326) had difficulties establishing full control over Creeperopolis as the Creeperian inhabitants were overwhelmingly [[Creeperian Catholic Church|Creeperian Catholic]] and refused to be subjects of the Islamic caliphate following the [[Deltinian-Creeperian War]] fro 744AD to 745AD. The Creeperian inhabitants also wished for their kingdom to continue, free from Deltinian control. As soon as the [[Old Kingdom of Creeperopolis|Old Kingdom]] fell, the [[Deltinians]] established the [[Emirate of Rabadsun]] as a Creeperian client state with [[Rudulifu I of Rabadsun|Rodolfo I]] as the Emir of the emirate to appease the [[Creeperans]].
 
 
In 1231, Caliph [[Suleiman II of Deltino|Suleiman II]] died and was succeeded by his son, [[Suleiman III of Deltino|Suleiman III]]. Suleiman III reinstated laws revoked by his predecessors which allowed the practicing of any religion other than [[Deltinian Islam]] in 1231. He replaced the laws he revoked with the ''[[One-Religion Decree]]'', a decree which mandated that only [[Deltinian Islam]] could be legally practiced. This was met by resistance the Creeperian Catholics of Rabadsun. Then Emir [[Alfonso I of Creeperopolis|Alfawnasu III]] used the basis of the ''One-Religion Decree'' to [[Creeperian Declaration of Independence|declare independence]] for the Emirate of Rabadsun as an independent Catholic Creeperian kingdom, called the [[Creeperopolis|Kingdom of Creeperopolis]], on 8 February 1231.
 
 
From 1231 to 1301, the Creeperans were lead by Alfonso I (1231–1264), [[Alfonso II of Creeperopolis|Alfonso II]] (1264–1273), [[Salvador I of Creeperopolis|Salvador I]] (1273–1285), and [[Manuel I of Creeperopolis|Manuel I]] (1285–1301). With the death of Manuel I, his son, [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]] became [[List of Creeperian Monarchs|King of Creeperopolis]] and continued the crusade against the [[Deltinians]]. He immediately began to rally up an army to fight against the Deltinians who he said, "...[have] been a thorn in the side of the Holy Creeperian nation for too long." He began his campaign, known as the [[First War of Miguel I]], in 1305 and pushed west into Deltinian territory. From 1305 to 1313, he continually pushed hard into northern Deltino. In 1317, Pope [[Juan XXII of Creeperopolis|Juan XXII]] consecrated three archdiocese in the territory Miguel I had conquered: the [[Archdiocese of Salvador]], which included the [[First State of the Church|State of the Church]], the [[Archdiocese of San Romero]], and the [[Archdiocese of San Miguel]].
 
 
== Prelude ==
 
 
Miguel I launched a [[Second War of Miguel I|second war]] in 1321 with the end goal of advancing on [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]], the capital of the Caliphate of Deltino, and effectively annex the entire caliphate. Miguel I pushed south from what is present-day [[La'Libertad del Norte]] into present-day [[La'Unión (department)|La'Unión]]. He and his army pushed to Almadinat Almuqadasa, the capital city of Deltino. His army set camp outside the city walls of Almadinat Almuqadasa on 1 September 1324, beginning the siege.
 
 
== Siege ==
 
 
=== 1324 ===
 
 
==== Battle of Altal ====
 
 
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The caliph of Deltino at the time, [[Selim VI of Deltino|Selim VI]], called for reinforcements from the southern parts of his caliphate to fight against the Creeperans and force them to flee. Deltinian reinforcements arrived at the neighboring village of [[Altal]] and lured the Creeperans to the village. The Creeperans, however, defeated the Deltinian reinforcements in the [[Battle of Altal]] and forced the reinforcements to flee, abandoning the garrison of Almadinat Almuqadasa.
 
 
==== First Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul ====
 
 
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Although the city bordered Buhayrat Alrasul ("Lake of the Prophet", present-day [[Lake San Salvador]]) which he and the inhabitants of the city could escape from, Selim VI declared that a true Muslim does not retreat and he stated that he will defend the city with his life. He called on all inhabitants of the city to resist the Creeperans and to fight if needed.
 
 
The goal of the Creeperans was to wait outside the city walls and starve the inhabitants of the city into capitulation. The Creeperans also launched 4 ships to blockade the city's port on the lake to prevent food from entering by the lake. The plan was thwarted however when the Deltinian fleet of 15 ships destroyed the Creeperian ships in the [[First Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul]] on 1 October 1324. The Deltinian control of the lake ensured that the city would remain fed and would be able to continue the resist the siege indefinately.
 
 
=== 1325 ===
 
 
The Creeperans knew that they had to overpower the Deltinian ships and cut the Deltinian lake supply line in order to soften the city's defenses and starve the people into submission. Throughout 1325, the Creeperans constructed 45 ships in the [[Bay of Salvador]] and sailed them into the Bay of La'Libertad (called "[[Bay of Adolfosburg]]" today) and prepared to drag the ships across the continent to the shores of Buhayrat Alrasul. The ships were completed in April 1325 and sailed to La'Libertad. From April 1325 to January 1326, the Creeperans dragged all 45 ships to just north of Almadinat Almuqadasa where the ships were launched and ready to fight and destroy the Deltinian ships.
 
 
=== 1326 ===
 
 
==== Second Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul ====
 
 
{{main|Second Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul}}
 
 
On 13 March 1326, the 45 Creeperian ships attacked the 15 Deltinian ships defending the city. In a [[Second Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul|second naval battle]], the Creeperans destroyed all 15 ships while only losing 8 themselves. With the destruction of the Deltinian ships protecting the trade, the Creeperian ships began a second naval blockade of Almadinat Almuqadasa and began starving the people of the city.
 
 
==== Malaria Outbreak ====
 
 
{{see|Creeperian Malaria}}
 
 
With the city slowly starving, the Creeperans wanted to quicken the submission of the city. [[Roberto Curtosé Cortéz]] ordered his soldiers to collect the bodies of local villagers who recently died to [[Creeperian Malaria|malaria]]. Afterwards, he had the corpses catapulted into the city to infect the people to quicken the submission. An estimated 10 percent of the population died to the Malaria outbreak caused by the corpses.
 
 
==== Miracle and massacre of Almadinat Almuqadasa ====
 
 
On 13 June 1326, after nearly two years of being sieged, the East gate of the city was opened by the Creeperans and the walls of the city gave way. The Creeperian army poured into the walled city and began massacring the population against the orders of Miguel I which was to issue a no quarter on only soldiers. Selim VI was captured by Creeperian soldiers, tortured, and burnt at the stake, effectively ending the Caliphate of Deltino. By the time the massacre of the city was over, an estimated 200,000 lay dead in the streets. The southern reaches of the Caliphate heard the news and three Emirates broke away and declared their independence from the Caliphate of Deltino: the [[Jakiz (Emirate)|Emirate of Jakiz]], the [[Helam (Emirate)|Emirate of Helam]], and the [[Abdan (Emirate)|Emirate of Abdan]]. Their Emirs, [[Ohmad I of Jakiz|Ohmad I]], [[Mehmed I of Helam|Mehmed I]], and [[Orhan I of Abdan|Orhan I]], each declared jihad on Creeperopolis and Miguel I.
 
 
== Aftermath ==
 
 
=== Renaming ===
 
 
Miguel I celebrated the destruction of the Caliphate of Deltino and declared that the Lord had intervened on behalf of the Creeperans. Pope Juan XXII also celebrated the news in [[Salvador, Salvador|Salvador]]. The flag of Creeperopolis was also altered to feature the [[Cross of Creeperopolis]], the [[Coat of arms of Creeperopolis|coat of arms]] of Creeperopolis, where the [[emblem of Deltino]] would have been. The fall of Almadinat Almuqadasa, renamed to [[La'Victoria]], marked the end of the first phase of the [[Creeperian Crusade]].
 
 
=== ''Decree of La'Victoria'' ===
 
 
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On 14 June 1326, after the massacre and capture of the city, Miguel I issued the ''[[Decree of La'Victoria]]'', outlawing the practicing of Deltinian Islam throughout all of Creeperopolis. The decree began the [[First Great Persecution of Deltinian Islam]] which would continue until 1565.-->
 

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Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa
Part of the Creeperian Crusade and Miguel's Second Campaign
Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15th July 1099.jpg
La'Gran Victoria Contra'l Islam (1866) by Miguel Dávalos Molina
Date
  • 1 September 1324 – 13 June 1326
  • (1 year, 9 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Location
Result Decisive Creeperian victory
Territorial
changes
Belligerents
 Deltino
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 15,000–18,000 infantry
  • 1,500 cavalry
  • Several catapults
  • 15 ships
  • 12,000–13,500 infantry
  • 1,000 cavalry
  • 500 archers
  • 4 siege towers
  • 1 battering ram
  • Several catapults
  • 24 ships
Casualties and losses
  • 16,000–19,000 killed
  • Several catapults destroyed
  • 15 ships destroyed
  • 5,000–6,000 killed
  • 2 siege towers destroyed
  • Several catapults destroyed
  • 11 ships destroyed
215,000+ killed during the massacre of 13 June 1326

The Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa[a] was a major military engagement of the Creeperian Crusade which took place from 1324 to 1326. The siege, waged by the Kingdom of Creeperopolis against the Caliphate of Deltino, resulted in the fall of Almadinat Almuqadasa (the largest and capital city of the Caliphate of Deltino) and the subsequent dissolution of the caliphate into four successor states.

Almadinat Almuqadasa was the capital city of the Caliphate of Deltino and had never before come under a foreign attack in its history. Creeperian forces besieged the city for nearly two years, engaging in several battles with the Deltinians around the city in an attempt to further strengthen each other's position during the siege. After a Creeperian naval victory against the Deltinians in March 1326, the city was unable to supply itself from Buhayrat Alrasul and food began to run out. Despite the calls for reinforcements throughout the siege, the reinforcements were either repelled by the Creeperans or refused to come to the caliph's assistance.

On 13 June 1326, the Creeperans broke through the walls of the city and initiated a massacre of its people. The indiscriminate killings by the Creeperans, known as the Almadinat Almuqadasa massacre, killed an estimated 215,000 people, nearly the entire population of the city. During the massacre, Sayel VI was executed, along with several other senior Deltinian administrators and military commanders. Due to the Deltinian belief and tradition that the city was founded on the direct instructions of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad Himself and established by Caliph Abdul Humaidaan V in June 875AD, the city was set on fire and destroyed in its entirety by the Creeperans. The Great Mosque of Almadinat Almuqadasa was vandalized with images of Muhammad being etched into the mosque's walls as a direct insult to the Islamic tradition of avoiding depictions of Muhammad, and the mosque was eventually demolished. The Cathedral of La'Santa Victoria was eventually built on top of the ruins of the mosque.

The destruction of the city brought an end to the centuries-long Caliphate of Deltino, fracturing the entity it into three rump states: the Emirates of Abdan, Helam, and Jakiz, each proclaimed by mutinous military commanders of the caliphate. The fall of the city allowed the Kingdom of Creeperopolis to expand its territory south, covering much of central Sur, and led to the domination of Creeperian Catholicism in the Sur. The Creeperian city of La'Victoria was established by Miguel I on 14 June 1326 on top of the ruins of Almadinat Almuqadasa, which remains mostly buried under La'Victoria today. That same day, Miguel I issued the Decree of La'Victoria, which outlawed the practicing of Deltinian Islam within Creeperopolis and beginning the First Great Persecution.

Background

Crusade before Miguel I

The Creeperian Crusade began on 8 February 1231 when the emir of the Emirate of Rabadsun, Alfawnasu III , declared independence for his domain, establishing the Kingdom of Creeperopolis. Alfawnasu III, now known as King Alfonso I, declared independence following the conclusion of the Second Council of Rabadsun in reaction to the One-Religion Decree which was issued by the Deltinian Caliph, Sulayman III. During Alfonso I's reign, Creeperopolis fought several wars against the Caliphate of Deltino to secure its existence and independence.

His successors, Alfonso II, Salvador I, and Manuel I, continued fighting against the Deltinians. Creeperopolis was supported by the Kingdom of Castilliano, and later, the Kingdom of Honduras, a kingdom established after a Creeperian-supported rebellion against the Deltinians.

Miguel I's first war

A painting depicting Sayel V meeting with Miguel I before the Treaty of Najallah, by José Leoz Mori, 1850.

Manuel I died on 13 January 1301 and was succeeded by his son, Miguel I. Despite only being twelve years old at the time he ascended the throne, Miguel I ordered an immediate invasion of Deltino, however, Pedro Candia Bolero, his regent, prevented him from beginning a war with Deltino. In 1304, when Miguel I was sixteen years old and was given full powers as king, he removed Candia Bolero as Caudillo, the leader of the Creeperian military, and replaced him with Hernán Monroy Pizarro, and the two began to formulate plans for an invasion of Deltino.

In the ensuing war waged by Miguel I, known as the First War of Miguel I, Miguel I and Monroy Pizarro destroyed several large armies sent by Caliph Sayel V to quickly put an end to the Creeperian invasion. After several crushing Creeperian victories at Sahalayn, Derna, Sirte, Ourique, Buraihran, Idku, Zliten, Damanhur, and Janzour, the Creeperian army was quickly approaching Almadinat Almuqadasa, the capital city of Deltino.

In October 1311, Sayel V and Gul Zar Darzada met with Miguel I and pleaded for a peace treaty, which Miguel I accepted. The Treaty of Najallah ended Miguel I's first war against Deltino in a decisive Creeperian victory. As a part of the treaty, Deltino ceded all lands east of the San Miguel River which was north of the city of Alshaati Alshamaliu (modern day La'Unión) and all lands north of the Zapatista River which was east of the San Luísian Mountain Range. The Deltinians also agreed to pay Creeperopolis a large yearly tribute and Sayel V also offered Miguel I to marry his youngest daughter, Iizabila al-Arshad al-Mustansir, which he accepted.

Prelude

Miguel I's march to the city

Miguel I entering Muzadr, by Carlos Ulloa López, 1869.

On 24 July 1319, Sayel V died of a stroke and was succeeded by his son, Sayel VI. Sayel VI wished to continue preventing war with Creeperopolis however he could. When news that Sayel V died arrived in Salvador in September 1319, Miguel I immediately began preparations for a new war to capture Almadinat Almuqadasa. After two years of preparation, Pope Juan XXII presided over the Nativity Mass on 25 December 1321 and officially gave Miguel I his blessings. Miguel I, Monroy Pizarro, Ramiro Curtosé Rosales, who left his garrison at Zamora to join the campaign, and embarked with 120,000 soldiers west with the goal of destroying Almadinat Almuqadasa.

The first city captured by the Creeperans was Muzadr on 15 March 1322, south of La'Unión. It fell without resistance in fear of a massacre, but the population was massacred nonetheless. Sayel VI was made aware of the fall of Muzadr in April 1322 and was alarmed of the breakage of peace. He quickly had Darzada rally 40,000 soldiers and march north to halt the Creeperian advance and restore the peace. On 14 May 1322, the two armies met near the village of Zuwara. The Creeperans defeated the Deltinians and massacred 2,000 prisoners. The Deltinians fell back to Tikriqin, where they were again defeated on 15 April 1322. The Creeperans rested in Tikriqin until March 1323 to continue marching south. On 10 February 1323, Monroy Pizarro resigned from his position as Caudillo and was replaced by the son of Curtosé Rosales, Roberto Curtosé Cortéz.

On 6 July 1323, the Creeperans defeated the Deltinians at Jizanura, reaching the coast of Lake San Salvador. The Creeperans rested at Jizanura and spent time building 4 ships to blockade Almadinat Almuqadasa from the lake. On 15 June 1324, Deltinians under Darzada attacked the Creeperans at Jizanura, but the attack was repulsed and the Creeperans began marching south to Almadinat Almuqadasa. Sayel VI send a delegation to plead with the Creeperans to turn back. The delegation of ten was arrested and each was castrated. Nine were put to death while the last was released to inform the Caliph that the Creeperans will "burn Almadinat Almuqadasa in the name of God."

Order of battle

Caliphate of Deltino

Dirham of Sayel VI

The Caliphate of Deltino held a defensive position within the walls of Almadinat Almuqadasa in preparation for the Creeperian arrival. The Deltinians additionally had reinforcements south of the city, ready to attack the Creeperans during the siege. The Deltinians main source of supplies and resources was naval shipments from Buhayrat Alrasul, the second largest lake in the world. Modern sources estimate the size of the Deltinian army to be between 15,000 and 18,000 soldiers, while medieval Creeperian sources claim that the Deltinians wielded an unsustainable 3.4 million soldiers. The city itself had a population of around 225,000 people, excluding soldiers, by 1324, with an influx of possibly tens of thousands during the siege of Deltinians seeking refuge from the Creeperans.

The commanders of the Caliphate of Deltino include:

Kingdom of Creeperopolis

Painting of King Miguel I.

The Kingdom of Creeperopolis prepared for a prolonged siege against the city of Almadinat Almuqadasa. Unlike the Deltinians, the Creeperans lacked any sort of reinforcement to assist them in the event of an overwhelming Deltinian attack. The Creeperans relied on scavenging the countryside and long-distance land connections for supplies and resources, as well as the good will of the locals. Modern sources estimate the size of the Creeperian army to be between 11,000 and 12,500 soldiers, while medieval Creeperian claimed that the Creeperans wielded a slightly larger force of 17,000 soldiers.

The commanders of the Kingdom of Creeperopolis include:

The Creeperans were also supported by approximately 1,000 soldiers from Honduras. The army was commanded by Ieltxu II, the king of Honduras, and Vitruvio of Gojeneche, his son and heir.

Course of the siege

Puyal Cisneros' blessing of Miguel I and the army, by Armando Obregón Pérez, 1884.

Before the beginning of the siege, Adémar Puyal Cisneros, the official representative of the pope on the campaign and the archbishop of Salvador, blessed Miguel I and the army to ensure that God would be on their side, and not against them. The blessing occurred on 30 August 1324, the day before the start of the siege.

Battle of Altal

On 1 September 1324, the Creeperans began sieging Almadinat Almuqadasa. Miguel I sensed that victory was near, and that the fall of the city would destroy the Caliphate of Deltino. Sayel VI declared that he would not leave the city so long as it was under siege; he would end the siege or die trying. Dilawar Derawal, the governor of the city, and Alamzeb Marwat, the commander of the city's garrison, made the same declaration.

Deltinians soldiers under Darzada, reinforcements held outside the city, attacked the Creeperans on 17 September 1324 in an attempt to quickly end the siege by attacking the force from the rear while they were focused on attacking the city. In the ensuing Battle of Altal, the Deltinians sustained heavy losses despite the Creeperans facing attacks from Darzada's forces and from the city's defending garrison. The losses inflicted on Darzada's forces were so severe that he withdrew the Deltinian reinforcements south to prevent their total destruction and to tend to his soldiers' wounds. He also spent time to gather more men to join his forces to defend the capital, however, his withdrawal allowed the Creeperans to place their focus on attacking the city.

First Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul

Battle of Agalkha

Second Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul

Battle of Erbitba

Use of biological warfare

Breach of the walls and massacre

Aftermath

Decree of La'Victoria

Great Post-Deltinian War

Legacy

Historical importance

Estimate and analysis of death toll

In popular culture

See also

Creeperopolis portal
Terraconserva portal

Notes

  1. Creeperian: Ասեդիո դե Ալմադինատ Ալմփքադասա / Asedio de Almadinat Almuqadasa, Creeperian pronunciation: [aˈseðjo ðe almaðiˈnat almukaˈdasa]; Deltinian: د المادیمیت المقدسه محاصره; transliterated: D Almademet Almuqadasa Mohasara, Deltinian pronunciation: [d‿almɑˈdemet almuˈqɑɖasə moˈxɑsara]])