The siege of Mahdia was a seven month siege led by the Almohad Caliph Abd al-Mu’min against the Norman forces of King William I of Sicily.
History The people of Ifriqiya sought help from Abd al-Mu’min against Norman occupation.Dictionary of World Biography: The Middle Ages Frank Northen Magill, Alison Aves Abd al-Mu’min led a large army into Tunisia and took Tripoli, Sfax and other cities from the Normans.A History of the Crusades, Volume 2 Kenneth M. Setton Univ of Wisconsin Press Abd al-Mu’min besieged Mahdia for seven months, eventually the Almohad navy defeated the Normans and Abd al-Mu’min negotiated with them which resulted in the Normans surrendering Mahdia thus ending Norman rule in Africa.The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature; the R.S. Peale Reprint, with New Maps and Original American Articles, Volume 23 Werner Company,
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