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Medieval Era Archaeological Sites
Crusader Era Sites in Greater Syria
ca. 963 to 969 Locals flee to citadel during Byzantine invasion under Nicaphorus
1024 Seljuk king Tutoush enters Aleppo
1095 to 1112 Seljuk king Radwan, son of Tutoush, rules in Aleppo
1117 Ilghazi Ibn Urtuk seized Aleppo
1128 Imad el-din Zangi captures Aleppo
1146 Nur al-Din comes to power in Aleppo
1167 Inscription on the mosque of Abraham attribute it to the reign of Nur al-Din
1193 to 1215 al-Malik al-Zaher Ghazi, son of Saladin, rules from Citadel
1210 Inscription on the iron door of the Citadel praises al-Malik al-Zaher Ghazi
1211 Entry Bridge system constructed
1214 Great mosque of citadel constructed during reign of Zaher Ghazi
1230 Al-Aziz builds a palace inside citadel
1260 Mongols entry Aleppo citadel and destroy its walls and buildings after a false promise of safety to its people if they surrendered
1292 Citadel and two entrance towers restored under Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil
1300 Mongol attack
1301 Mongol attack
1303 Mongol attack
1304 Mongol attack
1367 Bath complex constructed
1400 Tamerlane destroys citadel after fillings its moat with his fallen soldiers
1507 Entry Bridge system restotred by Mamluk Sultan Qansawh al-Ghawri
1516 Citadel captured by Ottomans
David Hanlon fine art photography of ashlar blocks
David Hanlon fine art photography of Citadel Curtain wall
David Hanlon fine art photography of Citadel Entrance
David Hanlon fine art photography of Citadel Entrance
David Hanlon fine art photography of Citadel stairs
David Hanlon fine art photography of ruined palace
