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| conflict    = Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa
 
| conflict    = Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa
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| partof      = the [[Creeperian Crusade]] and the [[Second War of Miguel I]]
 
| partof      = the [[Creeperian Crusade]] and the [[Second War of Miguel I]]
 
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| caption    = ''[[La'Gran Victoria Contra'l Islam]]'', [[Miguel Dávalos Molina]] (1866)
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| caption    = ''[[Taking of Almadinat Almuqadasa by the Crusaders]]''
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| date        = {{plainlist|
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| date        = September 1, 1324-June 13, 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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* 1 September 1324 – 13 June 1326
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| place      = [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]], [[Deltino (Caliphate)|Caliphate of Deltino]]<br /><small>(present day [[La'Victoria]], [[San Luís (department)|San Luís]], [[Creeperopolis]])</small>
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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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* [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]], [[Caliphate of Deltino]]
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* (modern day [[La'Victoria]], [[Creeperopolis]])
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| result      = Decisive Creeperian victory
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| result      = '''Creeperian Victory'''
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* Collapse and dissolution of the [[Caliphate of Deltino]]
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*Dissolution of the [[Deltino (Capliphate)|Caliphate of Deltino]]
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* Establishment of the [[Deltinian rump states]] of [[Emirate of Abdan|Abdan]], [[Emirate of Helam|Helam]], and [[Emirate of Jakiz|Jakiz]]
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*Esablishment of the [[Deltinian Rump States|Deltinian rump states]] of [[Abdan (Emirate)|Abdan]], [[Helam (Emirate)|Helam]], and [[Jakiz (Emirate)|Jakiz]]
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* {{flag|Creeperopolis|1231}}
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon|Creeperopolis|1232}} [[Creeperopolis]]
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* {{flag|Honduras}}
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| combatant2  = [[File:Abbassid banner.svg|23px|border]] [[Caliphate of Deltino|Deltino]]
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| commander1 = {{flagicon|Creeperopolis|1232}} [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]]<br />{{flagicon|Creeperopolis|1232}} [[Roberto Curtosé Cortéz]]<br />{{flagicon|Creeperopolis|1232}} [[Carlos Martel Hernández]]
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| commander2  = [[File:Abbassid banner.svg|23px|border]] [[Selim VI of Deltino|Selim VI]] {{executed}}<br />[[File:Abbassid banner.svg|23px|border]] [[Iftikhar al-Dawla]] {{executed}}<br />[[File:Abbassid banner.svg|23px|border]] [[Abdallah al-Mahdi]] {{executed}}<br />[[File:Abbassid banner.svg|23px|border]] [[Ibn al-Hafiz]] †<br />[[File:Abbassid banner.svg|23px|border]] [[Yusuf al-Dhahir]]
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} '''[[Salim VI bin Abu Arshad|Salim VI]]'''{{executed}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Salim bin al-Arshad]]{{executed}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Iftikhar al-Dawla]]{{executed}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Abdallah al-Mahdi]]{{executed}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Abdul Jaleel al-Huda]]{{MIA}}
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| strength1  = Modern sources:<br />12,200-13,300
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Izzaddeen al-Shariff]]{{executed}}
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Ibn al-Hafiz]]{{KIA}}
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Medieval sources:<br />17,000
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* {{flagdeco|Caliphate of Deltino}} [[Yusuf al-Dhahir]]
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| strength2  = Modern sources:<br />15,000-18,000
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Medieval sources:<br />3,400,000
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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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| casualties1 = Modern sources:<br />3,000-4,000
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} [[Roberto Curtosé Cortéz]]
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} [[Carlos Martel Hernández]]
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Medieval sources:<br />Very Low
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} [[Emmanuel Sándino Hortan]]{{KIA}}
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| casualties2 = Modern sources:<br />200,000+
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} [[Alfonso Martínez Gutiérrez]]
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* {{flagdeco|Creeperopolis|1231}} [[Fidel Martínez Sánchez]]
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Medieval sources:<br />Very High
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* {{flagdeco|Honduras}} [[Ieltxu II of Honduras|Ieltxu II]]
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* {{flagdeco|Honduras}} [[Vitruvio III of Honduras|Vitruvio of Gojeneche]]
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* '''Modern sources:'''
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* 15,000–18,000
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* '''Medieval sources:'''
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* 3,400,000
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| strength2  = {{plainlist|
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* '''Modern sources:'''
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* 12,000–13,500
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* '''Medieval sources:'''
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* 17,000
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| casualties1 = {{plainlist|
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* '''Modern sources:'''
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* 13,000–16,000
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* '''Medieval sources:'''
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* Very high
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| casualties2 = {{plainlist|
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* '''Modern sources:'''
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* 5,000–6,000
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* '''Medieval sources:'''
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* Very low
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| casualties3 = 215,000+ killed during the massacre of 13 June 1326
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| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Creeperian Crusade under Miguel I}}
 
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The '''Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa''' ([[Creeperian Spanish]]: '''Asedio de Almadinat Almuqadasa''', [[Arabic]]: '''حصار المدينة المقدسية''') was a siege which occured during the [[Creeperian Crusade]] from September 1, 1324 to June 13, 1326. The siege of [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]], the capital city of the [[Deltino (Caliphate)|Caliphate of Deltino]], was the climax of the [[Creeperian Crusade]]. The cpature of the city brought an end to the [[Deltino (Caliphate)|Caliphate of Deltino]] and fractured it into [[Deltinian Rump States|three rump states]]: the Emirates of [[Abdan (Emirate)|Abdan]], [[Helam (Emirate)|Helam]], and [[Jakiz (Emirate)|Jakiz]]. The fall of the city allowed [[Creeperopolis]] to expand its territory south down the [[Southern Landmass]] and led to the domination of [[Creeperian Catholic Church|Creeperian Catholicism]] in the [[Southern Landmass]]. [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]] was renamed to [[La'Victoria]] following its capture.
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The '''Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa''' ([[Creeperian language|Creeperian]]: Ասեդիո դե Ալմադինատ Ալմփքադասա,{{NoteTag|name="Creeperian"|[[Iberic script|Iberic]]: ''Asedio de Almadinat Almuqadasa''; {{small|Creeperian pronunciation:}} {{color|#122080|[aˈse.di.o de al.ma.diˈmat al.mu.kaˈda.sa]}}.}} [[Deltinian language|Deltinian]]: {{Script/Nastaliq|محاصره المدينة المقدسة}}; {{small|[[Iberic script|transliterated]]:}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|Muḥāṣarah al-Madinat al-Muqadasa}}'') 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 [[Salim VI bin Abu Arshad|Salim VI]].
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[[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.
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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, Salim 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.
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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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The [[Deltino (Caliphate)|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 [[Rabadsun (Emirate)|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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=== 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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[[File:Siege of Lisbon - Muslim surrender.jpg|thumb|right|225px|A painting depicting Salim V meeting with Miguel I before the Treaty of Najallah, by [[José Leoz Mori]], 1850.]]
  
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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 the [[Rabadsun (Emirate)|Emirate 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 [[Rabadsun (Emirate)|Emirate of Rabadsun]] as a [[Creeperian Catholic Church|Catholic Creeperian]] kingdom, called the [[Creeperopolis|Kingdom of Creeperopolis]], on February 8, 1231.
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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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From 1231 to 1301, the Creeperans were lead by [[Alfonso I of Creeperopolis|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 Campaign of Miguel I]], in 1305 and pushed west into Deltinian territory. From 1305-1313, he continually pushed hard into northern Deltino. In 1317, [[Pope of Creeperopolis|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|Papal State]], the [[Archdiocese of San Romero]], and the [[Archdiocese of San Miguel]].
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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 [[Salim V of Deltino|Salim 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, Salim V and [[Yusuf al-Dhahir]] 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 Salim 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 of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]] launched a [[Second War of Miguel I|second campaign]] in 1321 with the end goal of advancing on [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]], the capital of the [[Deltino (Caliphate)|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 the [[Caliphate of Deltino]]. His army set camp outside the city walls of [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]] on September 1, 1324, beginning the siege.
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=== Miguel I's march to the city ===
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{{main|Second War of Miguel I}}
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{{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, Salim V died of a stroke and was succeeded by his son, [[Salim VI bin Abu Arshad|Salim VI]]. Salim VI wished to continue preventing war with Creeperopolis however he could. When news that Salim 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. Salim VI was made aware of the fall of Muzadr in April 1322 and was alarmed of the breakage of peace. He quickly had al-Dhahir 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 al-Dhahir [[Battle of Jizanura (1324)|attacked]] the Creeperans at Jizanura, but the attack was repulsed and the Creeperans began marching south to Almadinat Almuqadasa. Salim 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."
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== Order of battle ==
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=== Caliphate of Deltino ===
  
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== Order of Battle ==
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[[File:Salim VI calligraphic roundel.png|thumb|right|200px|Roundel of Caliph [[Salim VI bin Abu Arshad|Salim VI]].]]
  
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=== Creeperans ===
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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.
  
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*[[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]] - [[List of Creeperian Monarchs|King of Creeperopolis]]
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The commanders of the Caliphate of Deltino include:
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*[[Roberto Curtosé Cortéz]] - Commander of the [[Creeperian Army]]
 
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*[[Carlos Martel Hernández]] - Commander of the [[Creeperian Navy]]
 
  
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=== Deltinians ===
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* [[Salim VI bin Abu Arshad|Salim VI]] – 35th [[Caliph of Deltino]]
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* [[Iftikhar al-Dawla]] – [[Governor of Almadinat Almuqadasa]]
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* [[Abdallah al-Mahdi]] – Commander of the Almadinat Almuqadasa Garrison
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* [[Abdul Jaleel al-Huda]] – Commander of the [[Deltinian Legionaries]]
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* [[Izzaddeen al-Shariff]] – Commander of the [[Deltinian Calific Guard]]
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* [[Ibn al-Hafiz]] – Commander of the [[Buhayrat Alrasul Naval Force]]
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* [[Yusuf al-Dhahir]] – Commander of the Deltinian reinforcements
  
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*[[Selim VI of Deltino|Selim VI]] - [[Caliph of Deltino]]
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=== Kingdom of Creeperopolis ===
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*[[Iftikhar al-Dawla]] - Governor of [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]]
 
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*[[Abdallah al-Mahdi]] - Commander of the Garrison of [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]]
 
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*[[Ibn al-Hafiz]] - Commander of the [[Deltinian Navy]]
 
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*[[Yusuf al-Dhahir]] - Commander of the Deltinian Reinforcements
 
  
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== Siege ==
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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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=== 1324 ===
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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.
  
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==== Battle of Altal ====
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The commanders of the Kingdom of Creeperopolis include:
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* [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|Miguel I]] – 5th [[Monarchy of Creeperopolis|King of Creeperopolis]]
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* [[Adémar Puyal Cisneros]] – [[Official Representative of the Pope]]
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* [[Roberto Curtosé Cortéz]] – ''[[Caudillo]]'' of the [[Creeperian Army]]
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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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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 ==
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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.
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The [[Caliph of Deltino|Caliph]] of the [[Caliphate of Deltino|Deltinian Caliphate]] at the time, [[Selim VI of Deltino|Selim VI bin Abu Arshad]], 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]].
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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. Salim VI declared that he would not leave the city so long as it was under siege; he would end the siege or die trying. [[Iftikhar al-Dawla]], the governor of the city, and [[Abdallah al-Mahdi]], the commander of the city's garrison, made the same declaration.  
  
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Deltinians soldiers under al-Dhahir, 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 al-Dhahir's forces and from the city's defending garrison. The losses inflicted on al-Dhahir'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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Although the city bordered [[Lake San Salvador|Buhayrat Alrasul]] ("Lake of the Prophet", present-day [[Lake San Salvador]]) which he and the inhabitants of the city could escape from, [[Selim VI of Deltino|Selim VI]] declared that a true [[Deltinian Islam|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.
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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 October 1, 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.
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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 Adolfosburg|Bay of La'Libertad]] (called "[[Bay of Adolfosburg]]" today) and prepared to drag the ships across the continent to the shores of [[Lake San Salvador|Buhayrat Alrasul]]. The ships were completed in April 1325 and sailed to [[La'Libertad (city)|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.
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On March 13, 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.
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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% of the population died to the Malaria outbreak caused by the corpses.
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On June 13, 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. Caliph [[Selim VI of Deltino|Selim VI bin Abu Arshad]] was captured by Creeperian soldiers, tortured, and burnt at the stake, effectively ending the [[Caliphate of Deltino|Deltinian Caliphate]]. By the time the Massacre of [[Almadinat Almuqadasa]] 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 Deltinian Caliphate: 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.
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Miguel I celebrated the destruction of the [[Caliphate of Deltino]] and declared that the Lord had intervened on behalf of the [[Creeperans]]. [[Pope of Creeperopolis|Pope]] [[Juan XXII of Creeperopolis|Juan XXII]] also celebrated the news in [[Salvador (city)|Salvador]]. The flag of Creeperopolis was also altered to feature the [[Cross of Creeperopolis]], the [[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]].
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* [[Siege of Alshshati]] (1334–1335)
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On June 14, 1326, after the massacre and capture of the city, King [[Miguel I of Creeperopolis|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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*[https://iiwiki.us/wiki/Creeperian_Crusade Creeperian Crusade] (IIWiki; 29 February 2020)
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Not to be confused with the Siege of La'Victoria.
Siege of Almadinat Almuqadasa
Part of the Creeperian Crusade and the Second War of Miguel I
Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15th July 1099.jpg
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
Result Decisive Creeperian victory
Territorial
changes
Belligerents
 Deltino
Commanders and leaders
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: Ասեդիո դե Ալմադինատ Ալմփքադասա,[note 1] Deltinian: محاصره المدينة المقدسة; transliterated: Muḥāṣarah al-Madinat al-Muqadasa) 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 Salim 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, known as the Almadinat Almuqadasa massacre, killed an estimated 215,000 people, nearly the entire population of the city. During the massacre, Salim 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

Main article: First War of Miguel I
A painting depicting Salim 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 Salim 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, Salim V and Yusuf al-Dhahir 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 Salim 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

Main article: Second War of Miguel I
Further information: Battle of Zuwara, Battle of Tikriqin, Battle of Jizanura (1323), and Battle of Jizanura (1324)
Miguel I entering Muzadr, by Carlos Ulloa López, 1869.

On 24 July 1319, Salim V died of a stroke and was succeeded by his son, Salim VI. Salim VI wished to continue preventing war with Creeperopolis however he could. When news that Salim 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. Salim VI was made aware of the fall of Muzadr in April 1322 and was alarmed of the breakage of peace. He quickly had al-Dhahir 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 al-Dhahir attacked the Creeperans at Jizanura, but the attack was repulsed and the Creeperans began marching south to Almadinat Almuqadasa. Salim 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

Roundel of Caliph Salim 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

Main article: 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. Salim VI declared that he would not leave the city so long as it was under siege; he would end the siege or die trying. Iftikhar al-Dawla, the governor of the city, and Abdallah al-Mahdi, the commander of the city's garrison, made the same declaration.

Deltinians soldiers under al-Dhahir, 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 al-Dhahir's forces and from the city's defending garrison. The losses inflicted on al-Dhahir'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

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

Use of biological warfare

Breach of the walls and massacre

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

Legacy

Historical importance

Estimate and analysis of death toll

In popular culture

See also

Creeperopolis portal
Terraconserva portal

Notes

  1. ↑ Iberic: Asedio de Almadinat Almuqadasa; Creeperian pronunciation: [aˈse.di.o de al.ma.diˈmat al.mu.kaˈda.sa].

External links

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