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| 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]] | | 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]] | ||
| 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]] | | 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]] | ||
| − | | strength1 = '''Modern sources:'''<br /> | + | | strength1 = '''Modern sources:'''<br />15,000–18,000<br />'''Medieval sources:'''<br />3,400,000 |
| − | | strength2 = '''Modern sources:'''<br /> | + | | strength2 = '''Modern sources:'''<br />12,000–13,500<br />'''Medieval sources:'''<br />17,000 |
| − | | casualties1 = '''Modern sources:'''<br /> | + | | casualties1 = '''Modern sources:'''<br />13,000–16,000<br />'''Medieval sources:'''<br />Very high |
| − | | casualties2 = '''Modern sources:'''<br /> | + | | casualties2 = '''Modern sources:'''<br />5,000–6,000<br />'''Medieval sources:'''<br />Very low |
| 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}} | | campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Creeperian Crusade}} | ||
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
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| + | === Miguel I's march to the city === | ||
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| + | {{see|Battle of Zuwara|Battle of Tikriqin|Battle of Jizanura (1323)|Battle of Jizanura (1324)}} | ||
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| + | == Order of battle == | ||
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| + | === 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. | |
| − | + | The commanders of the Caliphate of Deltino include: | |
| − | + | * [[Selim VI of Deltino|Selim VI]] – 35th [[Caliph of Deltino]] | |
| + | * [[Iftikhar al-Dawla]] – [[Governor of Almadinat Almuqadasa]] | ||
| + | * [[Abdallah al-Mahdi]] – Commander of the Almadinat Almuqadasa Garrison | ||
| + | * [[Ibn al-Hafiz]] – Commander of the [[Buhayrat Alrasul Naval Force]] | ||
| + | * [[Yusuf al-Dhahir]] – Commander of the Deltinian reinforcements | ||
| − | + | === 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. | |
| − | + | The commanders of the Kingdom of Creeperopolis include: | |
| − | * [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]] – [[Monarchy of Creeperopolis|King of | + | * [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]] – 5th [[Monarchy of Creeperopolis|King of the Creeperans]] |
* [[Adémar Puyal Cisneros]] – [[Official Representative of the Pope]] | * [[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]] | * [[Carlos Martel Hernández]] – Commander of the [[Creeperian Navy]] | ||
| − | === Deltinians === | + | == Course of the siege == |
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| + | === Battle of Altal === | ||
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| + | {{main|Altal}} | ||
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| + | === First Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul === | ||
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| + | {{main|First Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul}} | ||
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| + | === Battle of Agalkha === | ||
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| + | {{main|Battle of Agalkha}} | ||
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| + | === Second Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul === | ||
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| + | {{main|Second Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul}} | ||
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| + | === Battle of Erbitba === | ||
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| + | {{main|Battle of Erbitba}} | ||
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| + | ==== Use of biological warfare === | ||
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| + | == Breach of the walls and massacre == | ||
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| + | == Aftermath == | ||
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| + | === ''Decree of La'Victoria'' === | ||
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| + | {{main|Decree of La'Victoria}} | ||
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| + | === Great Post-Deltinian War === | ||
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| + | {{main|Great Post-Deltinian War|Deltinian Rump States}} | ||
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| + | == Legacy == | ||
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| + | === Historical importance === | ||
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| + | === Estimate and analysis of death toll === | ||
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| + | == In popular culture == | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | {{Creeperopolis-Terraconserva portal}} | ||
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| + | * [[Siege of Alshshati]] (1334–1335) | ||
| + | * [[Siege of Alssahil]] (1335–1336) | ||
| + | * [[Siege of Shata' Albahr]] (1343–1345) | ||
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| + | 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]]. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | 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]]. | ||
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| − | + | 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. | |
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Revision as of 01:16, 22 January 2022
The Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa (Creeperian Spanish: Asedio de Almadinat Almuqadasa, Deltinian Arabic: حصار المدينة المقدسة; transliterated as: 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 against Deltinian Caliph Selim VI.
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 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 Islamic Prophet Muhammad Himself had instructed the Deltinians to establish the city in 875AD.
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.
Contents
Background
Prelude
Miguel I's march to the city
Order of battle
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 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.
The commanders of the Caliphate of Deltino include:
- Selim VI – 35th Caliph of Deltino
- Iftikhar al-Dawla – Governor of Almadinat Almuqadasa
- Abdallah al-Mahdi – Commander of the Almadinat Almuqadasa Garrison
- Ibn al-Hafiz – Commander of the Buhayrat Alrasul Naval Force
- Yusuf al-Dhahir – Commander of the Deltinian reinforcements
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.
The commanders of the Kingdom of Creeperopolis include:
- Miguel I – 5th King of the Creeperans
- Adémar Puyal Cisneros – Official Representative of the Pope
- Roberto Curtosé Cortéz – Caudillo of the Creeperian Army
- Carlos Martel Hernández – Commander of the Creeperian Navy
Course of the siege
Battle of Altal
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 |
- Siege of Alshshati (1334–1335)
- Siege of Alssahil (1335–1336)
- Siege of Shata' Albahr (1343–1345)
