{"slug": "hama", "label": "Hama", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173545", "qid": "Q173545", "description": "city in Hama Governorate, Syria", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [-718, 1219], "span_label": ["719 BCE", "1219 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "orontes-river", "label": "Orontes River", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "qarmatians", "label": "Qarmatians", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "egypt-in-the-middle-ages", "label": "Egypt in the Middle Ages", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "damascus", "label": "Damascus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "euphrates", "label": "Euphrates", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mosul", "label": "Mosul", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "imad-al-din-zengi", "label": "Imad al-Din Zengi", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "seljuk-empire", "label": "Seljuk Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "syria-region", "label": "Syria (region)", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -718, "year_label": "719 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "719 BC—Revolt led by Yahu-Bihdi in Hamath is suppressed. Much of the population deported to Samaria and Hamath destroyed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368385620#Events_and_trends", "title": "710s BC", "revid": 1368385620, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": 903, "year_label": "903 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 29", "text": "November 29 – Battle of Hama: Abbasid forces under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib defeat the Qarmatians near Hama, on the banks of the Orontes River (modern Syria). The Qarmatian army is scattered and pursued by Abbasid troops; Al-Husayn ibn Zikrawayh and other Qarmatian leaders are captured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1346096497#Arabian_Empire", "title": "903", "revid": 1346096497, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 1135, "year_label": "1135 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring – Shams al-Mulk Isma'il, Seljuk ruler of Damascus, sends envoys to Imad al-Din Zengi, Seljuk ruler of Mosul, to seek his protection in exchange of Damascus. Zengi crosses the Euphrates, receiving the surrender of the city of Hama. He besieges Damascus but, due to a shortage of supplies, is forced to abandon the siege. Zengi extricates himself from Damascus, his Seljuk forces capture the fortresses at Ma'arrat and Atharib.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369184463#Levant", "title": "1135", "revid": 1369184463, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1157, "year_label": "1157 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 12", "text": "August 12 – The 1157 Hama earthquake takes place after a year of foreshocks. Its name is taken from the city of Hama, in west-central Syria (then under Seljuk rule), where the most casualties are sustained.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366532578#Events", "title": "1157", "revid": 1366532578, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1178, "year_label": "1178 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 17", "text": "August 17 – A battle occurs as a Latin force raids the vicinity of Hama, Syria.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362170417#Asia", "title": "1178", "revid": 1362170417, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1219, "year_label": "1219 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 7", "text": "April 7 – Al-Muzaffar II, Ayyubid ruler of Hama, arrives Egypt with Syrian reinforcements, leading multiple attacks on the Crusader camp at Al-Adiliya, with little impact. In the meantime, new Crusader forces bring badly needed supplies. Egyptian attacks continue through May, with Crusader counter-attacks utilizing a Lombard device known as a carroccio, confounding the defenders.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1345005371#Fifth_Crusade", "title": "1219", "revid": 1345005371, "section": "Events › By place › Fifth Crusade"}}]}