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At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Maghreb
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The Franks enter Ceuta in 817 AH
On the seventh of Shaʿban 817 AH the Franks entered the city of Ceuta in the Maghrib, damaged it, and took what was there of money and stores, including the scholarly books. They left it a ruined waste, and it has remained in their hands 1.
While it was under siege, its people had sent a long poem asking for help from the Muslims of Egypt and elsewhere. Nothing answered them except a reply poem composed by Ibn Hijja 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Ceuta
People and things also explored
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 132
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islam.museum contributors. “The Frankish storming of Ceuta, 817”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ceuta-fall-817/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-18.