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The Siege of Malmö (Swedish: Belägringen av Malmö) was an unsuccessful Danish siege on the Swedish-held city of Malmö, fought between June 11 and July 5, 1677.Fought towards the end of the Scanian War, the siege was one in a string of Danish losses that saw Swedish forces under King Charles XI of Sweden establish control over the southern region of Sweden.
Malmö (/ ˈ m æ l m ə / ⓘ, [4] Swedish: Malmö, IPA: [ˈmâlːmøː] ⓘ; Danish: Malmø [ˈmælmˌøˀ]) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Skåne (Scania). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal population of 357,377 in 2022. [5]
The event showcased the industry, art and culture of Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Russia — the four countries then bordering the Baltic Sea. [3] The city itself has no beaches on the Baltic, but there is one nearby at Øresund.
The supporting troops were provided by German states such as Prussia. The armistice of Malmö led to fierce protests in Germany, particularly among the revolutionary left. In their view, Prussia, under pressure from the great powers (Britain and Russia), had abandoned the revolutionary government in Kiel.
Wilhelm von Pressel (1821–1902) was a German official and railway engineer to the Ottoman Empire who attempted to acquire funding for the Baghdad Railway. His previous rail constructions included lines in the Balkans and across Europe. He believed himself a global citizen and is often called the "Father of the Baghdad Railway". [1]
Malmö Museum's collections contain approximately 500,000 objects, 4 million photographs, 3-4 million archaeological artifacts and an archive collection. The main areas of the museum's collection include cultural history, natural history, archaeology, history of technology and maritime history. Some of the museum's objects are searchable in the ...
Ilkhanate-Mongols besieging Baghdad under the command of Hulagu Khan, c. 1430. While the Ilkhanate - Mongol Siege of Baghdad and the destruction of the House of Wisdom ( Arabic : بيت الحكمة, romanized: Bayt al-Ḥikmah) effectively ended the Islamic Golden Age in 1258, it also paved the way for novel philosophical invention. [ 1 ]
The Round City of Baghdad is the original core of Baghdad, built by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur in 762–766 CE as the official residence of the Abbasid court. Its official name in Abbasid times was City of Peace ( Arabic : مدينة السلام , romanized : Madīnat as-Salām ).