Full name: Tripoli
This person or thing (agent) has been used 25 times within our collections systems.
As a maker of objects: 25 times.
Creator
13yrs ago
Held by Seleucids and Romans, taken by Muslims 638; taken by Crusaders after 5-year siege; captured by Mamelukes 1289 and destroyed; under Ottoman rule until taken by British in 1918; occupied by British and Free French in 1941.
Tripoli (Arabic: طرابلس, Ṭarābulus; Berber: Ṭrables) is the de jure capital city and the largest city of Libya. Tripoli, with its metropolitan area, has a population of about 1.1 million people.[2] The city is located in the northwestern part of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean and forming a bay.
Ruler:
Bohemond VII (1275-87)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Tripoli
(Struck in the name of)
Issuer:
Nicholas Laboratories
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Agent details for Tripoli" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/agent/agent-134803 Accessed: 2024-11-25 00:00:31
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