Siege of Baghdad (1157)
| Siege of Baghdad | |||||||
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| Part of the Abbasid-Seljuq Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Seljuqs of Hamadan Zengids of Mosul | Caliphate of Baghdad | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Muhammad of Hamadan, Qutb ad-Din Mawdud of Mosul | Al-Muqtāfī | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 | |||||||
The siege of Baghdad in 1157 was the last Seljuq attempt to capture Baghdad from the Abbasids. Caliph al-Muqtafi successfully defended his capital against the coalition armies of Seljuq Sultan Muhammad of Hamadan and Qutb ad-Din of Mosul.