At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Sides
Commanders: رجار صاحب صقلية
Summary
In 541 AH the Franks took Tripoli of the Maghrib by the sword, and then settled it 2.
Growing Norman influence
In 543 AH men of the ruler of Sicily took advantage of a severe famine in Ifriqiya. They came with 250 ships. The ruler of Mahdiya fled, and they took the city without a blow or a thrust. From Tripoli of the Maghrib to near Tunis, the lands passed to the Franks 3.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Tripoli (al-Gharb)
- Had participant
- رجار صاحب صقلية
People and things also explored
The Tripoli Uprising against the Christians and Their Burning· Roger of Sicily Seizes Mahdiyya· رجار صاحب صقلية· Tripoli (al-Gharb)
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 608, 615
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 608
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 615
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Franks Take Tripoli of the Maghreb in 541”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/normans-take-tripoli-541/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.