Siege of Burriana

Siege of Burriana
Part of the Reconquista (Aragonese conquest of Valencia)

Chronological map documenting the Conquest of Valencia.
Date1233
Location
Result Conquest of the City of Burriana by James I of Aragon
Belligerents
Crown of Aragon
Knights Hospitaller
Knights Templar
Senyoria d'Albarrasí
Taifa of Valencia
Commanders and leaders
James I of Aragon
Bernat Guillem de Montpellier
Bernat Guillem d'Entença
Zayyan ibn Mardanish

The siege of Burriana was one of the battles that occurred during the Conquest of Valencia by James I of Aragon. Burriana was an important Muslim city, being the capital of La Plana, Valencia. It was known as the "Green City". The city was besieged for two months, finally falling to the forces of James I in July 1233.


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