Muslim Raids on Sardinia

Name: Muslim Raids on Sardinia
Start: 1004
End: 1006

Type Event Region Sardinia Time 1004–1006

Around 1004 CE, seaborne forces from North Africa and the Muslim Iberian world raided Sardinia, plundering coastal settlements and threatening Byzant…

Timeline

1004Southern coast of Sardinia · SardiniaMuslim seaborne forces struck ports and fishing villages on Sardinia's southern coast, carrying off people and supplies; local Byzantine garrisons and Sardinian nobles could not mount an effective joint defense.
1005–1006Sea of Sardinia · SardiniaThe raids raised risks on the Sardinia-Italy route and besieged some island fortresses; Byzantine control over the western islands weakened further, creating an opening for Italian city-states to intervene in Sardinian affairs.

Sources

Sardinia in the Middle Ages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardinia#Middle_Ages
The Muslim raids in the Mediterranean — Philippe Sénac