Historical place archive

Mosul in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Mosul in Turkey. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records7 event labels4 people1102–2003

Historical events in Mosul

1102

1102
Capture of Mosul
Arslan of Rum · Turkey-Byzantium War

The Seljuks of Rum dispute the power of Ridwan & Arslan captures Mosul

1107

1107
Battle of Mosul
Arslan of Rum · Turkey-Byzantium War

Drowned during the Battle of Mosul

1107
Death of Arslan of Rum
Arslan of Rum · Turkey-Byzantium War

Death of Arslan of Rum, drowned during the Battle of Mosul

1127

1127
Governor
Zangi · Government of Turkey

Appointed Governor of Mosul

1920

24 April 1920
Rule of Mosul
Mehmed VI · House of Osmanli

Mosul is declared part of Iraq

2003

7 April 2003
Kurds
Recep Tayyip Erdogan · Gulf War, 2nd

Tells the US forces that the Kurds will not claim the oil rich city of Mosul

7 April 2003
Siege of Mosul
Recep Tayyip Erdogan · Gulf War, 2nd

Tells the US forces that the Kurds will not claim the oil rich city of Mosul

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Turkey and Mosul. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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