State
Emirate of Crete
Muslim state that existed on the Mediterranean island of Crete from the late 820s to the reconquest of the island by the Byzantine Empire in 961
- This boundary
- 820–961 CE
- Founded
- 820 CE
- Ended
- 961 CE
- Capital
- Heraklion
- Preceded by
- Byzantine Crete
- Succeeded by
- Byzantine Crete
Overview
The Emirate of Crete (Arabic: إقريطش, romanized: Iqrīṭish or إقريطية, Iqrīṭiya; Greek: Κρήτη, romanized: Krētē) was an Arab Islamic state that existed on the Mediterranean island of Crete from the late 820s to the reconquest of the island by the Byzantine Empire in 961. Although the emirate recognized the suzerainty of the Abbasid Caliphate and maintained close ties with Tulunid Egypt, it was de facto independent.
Records (3)
- 873 CE — Battle of the Gulf of CorinthNaval battle
- 960–961 CE — Siege of ChandaxSiege
- 960–961 CE — Byzantine reconquest of CreteCampaign
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