Tag: naval battle

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Letter about naval warfare off the Ifrīqiyan coast (1100).
Letter from Spain to Egypt about a war in the Mediterranean (spring, 1137). Naval battle between Muslims and Christians. Written on late Nisan 1448 sel., which is mid-April 1137.
Letter from Abū Saʿīd b. Abū l-Ḥasan al-Abzārī, in the Maghreb, to his brother Abū l-Barakāt, in Fustat. Dating: ca. 1098 CE. The writer traveled from Fustat for trading and arrived in Bijāya as intended. The Christian ship he traveled with encountered a Muslim fleet that captured Jerba. He describes the naval battle between Christians and Muslims. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 4, #831.) VMR. Join: Oded Zinger.