Today in Islamic History

Battles & Sieges

1187 (839 years ago)

(20 September) Salah al-Din began the siege of Jerusalem. After a 2-week-long siege, the city of Jerusalem would be conquered by Salah al-Din.

1857 (169 years ago)

(20 September) The British EIC forces captured the city of Delhi. With the fall of Delhi, the Mughal Empire also came to an end.