Siege of Qal'at Bani Hammad

Siege of Qal'at Bani Hammad
	; Map of the archaeological site of Beni Hammad Forteresse
Date	13 November 1015 – 20 May 1016
Location	Qal'at Bani Hammad, Algeria35°48′50″N 04°47′36″E / 35.81389°N 4.79333°E
Result	Hammadid victory Siege lifted;
Belligerents
Hammadid Emirate	Zirid Emirate
Commanders and leaders
Hammad ibn Buluggin ; Ibrahim	Badis ibn al-Mansur † ; Habib ibn Abi Said ; Karama ibn El Mansur ; Badis ibn Abi Hamama
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
	Location within Algeria

The siege of Qalaa of Beni Hammad (November 1015 – May 20, 1016) was conducted by the Zirid army of Emir Al-Mu'izz in modern-day province of M'sila, Algeria, during the Hammadid–Zirid War. The defenders of the Qala'a were under the command of the Hammadid Emir Hammad ibn Buluggin. The siege ended with the death of Badis ibn al-Mansur, resulting in a Hammadid victory and the Zirid army returning to Ifriqiya.