Siege of Tripoli

Siege of Tripoli
Part of the Crusades

Fakhr al-Mulk ibn Ammar submitting to Bertrand of Toulouse, 1842 painting by Charles-Alexandre Debacq
Date1102 – 12 July 1109
Location
The Emirate of Tripoli
34°25′59.743″N 35°50′39.890″E / 34.43326194°N 35.84441389°E / 34.43326194; 35.84441389
Result Crusader victory
Territorial
changes
Tripoli is captured, becomes the capital of the County of Tripoli
Belligerents
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Principality of Antioch
County of Edessa
County of Toulouse
County of Cerdanya
Republic of Genoa
Banu Ammar emirate of Tripoli
Seljuk Empire
Fatimid Caliphate (from 1108)
Commanders and leaders
Raymond IV of Toulouse (DOW)
William II of Cerdanya (WIA)
Bertrand of Toulouse
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Baldwin II of Edessa
Tancred of Galilee
Fakhr al-Mulk ibn Ammar
Sharaf ad-Dawla ibn Abi al-Tayyib (from 1108)
Strength
Unknown number of Crusaders
Large Genoese fleet
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Siege of Tripoli is located in Lebanon
Siege of Tripoli
Location within Lebanon
Siege of Tripoli is located in Eastern Mediterranean
Siege of Tripoli
Siege of Tripoli (Eastern Mediterranean)

The siege of Tripoli lasted from 1102 until 12 July 1109. It took place on the site of the present day Lebanese city of Tripoli, in the aftermath of the First Crusade. It led to the establishment of the fourth crusader state, the County of Tripoli.