Siege of Baghdad (1157)

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Siege of Baghdad
Part of the Abbasid-Seljuq Wars
Date January 12–July 3, 1157 Location Baghdad, Abbasid caliphate (modern day Iraq) Result Abbasid victory
Belligerents
Seljuqs of Hamadan Zengids of Mosul	Caliphate of Baghdad
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad of Hamadan, Qutb ad-Din Mawdud of Mosul	Al-Muqtāfī
Strength
30000 Turkmen Soldier	28000 Arab Soldier

The siege of Baghdad in 1157 was the last Seljuq attempt to capture Baghdad from the Abbasids. Caliph al-Muqtafi successfully defended his capital against the coalition armies of Seljuq Sultan Muhammad of Hamadan and Qutb ad-Din of Mosul.