{"slug": "almeria", "label": "Almería", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almer%C3%ADa", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10400", "qid": "Q10400", "description": "municipality and capital of the province of Almeria, Spain", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [951, 1522], "span_label": ["951 CE", "1522 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "republic-of-genoa", "label": "Republic of Genoa", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "al-andalus", "label": "Al-Andalus", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "almoravid-dynasty", "label": "Almoravid dynasty", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "republic-of-pisa", "label": "Republic of Pisa", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "granada", "label": "Granada", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "spain", "label": "Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "catalonia", "label": "Catalonia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "balearic-islands", "label": "Balearic Islands", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "seville", "label": "Seville", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cordoba-spain", "label": "Córdoba, Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "yusuf-ibn-tashfin", "label": "Yusuf ibn Tashfin", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "malaga", "label": "Málaga", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 951, "year_label": "951 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Abd ar-Rahman III signs a peace in 951 with the new king of León, Ordoño III, in order to have a free hand against the Fatimids, whose ships are harassing the caliphal fleet in the Mediterranean and had even launched an assault against Almeria. Abd ar-Rahman's force, led by prime minister Ahmad ibn Said, besieges the Fatimid port of Tunis, which purchases its safety through a huge sum.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341512694#China", "title": "951", "revid": 1341512694, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 1090, "year_label": "1090 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "A third Almoravid expedition is launched in Al-Andalus, designed to finally subdue the Taifa's Kingdoms. The cities of Córdoba, Seville, Granada, Málaga, Almería and Ronda fall to the troops of Sultan Yusuf ibn Tashfin.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362154341#Europe", "title": "1090", "revid": 1362154341, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1120, "year_label": "1120 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The Almoravid fleet under Admirals Abu Abd Allah ibn Maymum of Almería and Isa ibn Maymum of Sevilla attacks the coastline of the Christian Kingdom of Galicia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1298169999#Europe", "title": "1120", "revid": 1298169999, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1146, "year_label": "1146 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Republic of Genoa raids the Muslim-held Balearic Islands. The Republic of Pisa protests officially – seeing the islands as rightfully theirs. The Genoese then proceed to lay siege to Almería, in vain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369184470#Europe", "title": "1146", "revid": 1369184470, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1147, "year_label": "1147 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 17", "text": "July 17 – King Alfonso VII of León and Castile, leads a campaign at the head of mixed armies of Catalonia, Genoa, Pisa and France. He besieges Almería in southern Al-Andalus (modern Spain); a Genoese fleet of 63 galleys and 163 other vessels, blockade the Almoravid-held port, which is captured after a 2-month siege on October 17.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362163362#Europe", "title": "1147", "revid": 1362163362, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1309, "year_label": "1309 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 11", "text": "August 11 – Siege of Almería: Aragonese forces (some 12,000 men) under King James II of Aragon (\"James the Just\") land on the coast of Almería and begin blockading the city with his fleet. His forces include siege engines such as mangonels and trebuchets. James orders multiple unsuccessful assaults on the city and is forced (due to a shortage of supplies) to make a truce in December.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359759809#July_–_September", "title": "1309", "revid": 1359759809, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1327, "year_label": "1327 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 13", "text": "January 13 – In Spain, Marinid Prince Uthman ibn Abi al-Ula, who started an uprising the year before against the Emirate of Granada and its ruler Muhammad IV, arrives at Almería and proceeds to enlist Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abi Sa'id, Muhammad IV's uncle, to be installed as the new Emir, with the name al-Qa'im bi-amr Allah.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367267747#January_–_March", "title": "1327", "revid": 1367267747, "section": "Events › January – March"}}, {"year": 1522, "year_label": "1522 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 22", "text": "September 22 – A 6.8 magnitude earthquake kills more than 2,500 people in the Spanish city of Almería, near Alhama de Almería. It has a maximum felt intensity of X–XI (extreme), making it the most destructive earthquake in Spanish history, and destroys the city, as well as damaging 80 other towns; in Granada, large cracks are observed in various walls and towers.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372799978#July–September", "title": "1522", "revid": 1372799978, "section": "Events › July–September"}}]}