Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa

Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa
Part of the Creeperian Crusade and the Second War of Miguel I
La'Gran Victoria Contra'l Islam, Miguel Dávalos Molina (1866)
Date 1 September 1324 – 13 June 1326 (1 year, 9 months, 1 week and 5 days) Location Almadinat Almuqadasa, Caliphate of Deltino (present day La'Victoria, Creeperopolis) Result Decisive Creeperian victory Territorial changes Dissolution of the Caliphate of Deltino Establishment of the Deltinian Rump States of Abdan, Helam, and Jakiz
Belligerents
Caliphate of Deltino	Creeperopolis
Commanders and leaders
Selim VI   Iftikhar al-Dawla   Abdallah al-Mahdi   Ibn al-Hafiz † Yusuf al-Dhahir	Miguel I Adémar Puyal Cisneros Roberto Curtosé Cortéz Carlos Martel Hernández
Strength
Modern sources: 15,000–18,000 Medieval sources: 3,400,000	Modern sources: 12,000–13,500 Medieval sources: 17,000
Casualties and losses
Modern sources: 13,000–16,000 Medieval sources: Very high	Modern sources: 5,000–6,000 Medieval sources: Very low
215,000+ killed during the massacre of 13 June 1326

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.

Background

Miguel I's First War

Main article: First War of Miguel I

Prelude

Miguel I's march to the city

Main article: Second War of Miguel I

Further information: Battle of Zuwara, Battle of Tikriqin, Battle of Jizanura (1323), and Battle of Jizanura (1324)

Order of battle

Caliphate of Deltino

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Roundel of Caliph Selim 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:

• 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

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 12,000 and 13,500 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:

• 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

Main article: Altal

First Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul

Main article: First Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul

Battle of Agalkha

Main article: Battle of Agalkha

Second Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul

Main article: Second Battle of Buhayrat Alrasul

Battle of Erbitba

Main article: Battle of Erbitba

Aftermath

Decree of La'Victoria

Main article: Decree of La'Victoria

Great Post-Deltinian War

Main articles: Great Post-Deltinian War and Deltinian Rump States

See also

Creeperopolis portal Terraconserva portal

• Siege of Alshshati (1334–1335)
• Siege of Alssahil (1335–1336)
• Siege of Shata' Albahr (1343–1345)

External links

• Creeperian Crusade (NSIndex; 21 September 2019)
• Creeperian Crusade (IIWiki; 29 February 2020)