| Conflict: | Siege of Granada |
| Place: | Granada |
| Date: | 1018 |
| Result: | Zirid Victory |
| Combatant1: | Zirids of Granada |
| Combatant2: | Caliphate of Cordoba (Pretender) |
| Commander1: | Zawi ibn Ziri |
| Commander2: | Abd al-Rahman IV Khayran Mundhir |
| Units1: | 1,000 men |
| Units2: | 4,000 men |
| Casualties1: | Unknown |
| Casualties2: | Unknown |
The siege of Granada in 1018 was an attempt by the Umayyad pretender Abd al-Rahman IV and his followers to conquer Granada from Zawi ibn Ziri.[1]
Abd al-Rahman IV had been proclaimed caliph on April 29, 1018. In order to deter an attack on Córdoba, a siege on Granada, where Zawi Ibn Ziri had taken control was decided.
Abd al-Rahman IV and the commanders Khayran and Mundhir were at the head of 4,000 men. Zawi ibn Ziri had a contingent of 1,000 men, despite being greatly outnumbered he was able to defeat the army of Abd al-Rahman IV with a counterattack that scattered the enemy forces and caused all of the commanders to flee.[2] [3] [4]
The counter-attack from Granada sent all three leaders in different directions. The Umayyad pretender Abd al-Rahman IV was later caught at the river Guadix and assassinated.