Siege of Chandax
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The siege of Chandax in 960–961 was the centerpiece of the Byzantine Empire's campaign to recover the island of Crete which since the 820s had been ruled by Muslim Arabs. The campaign followed a series of failed attempts to reclaim the island from the Muslims stretching as far back as 827, only a few years after the initial conquest of the island by the Arabs, and was led by the general and future emperor Nikephoros Phokas. It lasted from autumn 960 until spring 961, when the main Muslim fortress and capital of the island, Chandax was captured. The reconquest of Crete was a major achievement for the Byzantines, as it restored Byzantine control over the Aegean littoral and diminished the threat of Saracen pirates, for which Crete had provided a base of operations.
960 — 961
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| area | region | 820 | Emirate of Crete | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1205 | Kingdom of Candia | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Cretan Revolt of 1895-1898 | revolution, armed conflict | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1500 | Mycenaean conquest of Crete | Minoan civilization, Mycenaean Greece, invasion, conquest | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 828 | Cretan expedition | Byzantine Empire, Emirate of Crete, military expedition | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 911 | Cretan expedition | Byzantine Empire, Emirate of Crete, military expedition | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 949 | Cretan expedition | Byzantine Empire, Emirate of Crete, military expedition | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 960 | Byzantine reconquest of Crete | Byzantine Empire, Emirate of Crete, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 960 | Siege of Chandax | Byzantine Empire, siege, Emirate of Crete | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1363 | Revolt of Saint Titus | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1648 | Siege of Candia | Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, Papal States, Knights Hospitaller, Kingdom of France, Maniots, battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1668 | Battle of San Pelagio | Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1822 | Battle of Mylopotamos | armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1897 | Battle of Livadeia | Ottoman Empire, battle, Kingdom of Greece | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Battle of Heraklion | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 204 | Cretan War of 205-200 BCE | war, Sparta, Athens, Pergamon, Byzantium, Rhodes, Macedonia, Knossos, Aetolian League, Acarnania, Ierapetra, Cyzicus, Olous | Wikidata |
| event | war | 220 | War against Lyctus | Rhodes, Macedonia, Knossos, Achaean League, Aetolian League, Lyctus, Gortyn, Kydonia, Polyrrhenia, Lappei Municipal Unit, war | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1206 | Paleokastro of Malevizio | fortress, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Bonifacio Fortress | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fodele Fortress | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fortress of Tholoi | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Inadiye Fortress | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Kastelos of Katalagari | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Melissa Fortress | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1000 | Castle of Temenos | fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1523 | Rocca a Mare | sea fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1994 | Museum of the Battle of Crete | military museum | Wikidata |