1119-49: Muslim Powers Flashcards
(42 cards)
When was Fatimid vizier, Al Afdal, murdered? Where was it? Who killed him?
1121
in the streets of Cairo
Assassins
When was Joscelin I, Count of Edessa, captured? Who by?
1122
Balak of Aleppo
Which influential figure died soon after the Field of Blood? When? Who succeeded him?
Il-Ghazi
1122
Balak in Aleppo, Suleiman (d.) & Timurtash in Mardin
When was Baldwin II taken captive? Who by? Who was he attempting to help?
April 1123
Balak of Aleppo
Joscelin, Count of Edessa
When were the Fatimids defeated at Yibneh? Under who’s control?
May 1123
Eustace Grenier (acting as regent in Jerusalem for the captive Baldwin II)
Which place was captured in June 1124? Which forces were involved? Who led the forces?
Tyre
Forces from the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Pons of Tripoli and the Venetians
KoJ force under command of Patriarch Warmund of Jerusalem
When was Balak of Aleppo killed? What was he doing?
1124
In battle fighting Muslim allies of Joscelin I
Which micronation near Tripoli did Baldwin II and Pons capture? When?
Rafaniya
March 1126
Which crusade had a failed attack on Damascus?
1129 Crusade
When did the Seljuk Sultan Mahmud II die?
1131
Who became the Seljuk Sultan in 1133? What did his reign consist of?
Masud
dealing with internal rivals and trying to assert his authority
When was the death of Zengi? What happened to his possessions? How?
1146
Split between his sons (fractured powerbase)
Aleppo + Edessa - Nur ad-Din
Mosul - Sayf ad-Din
When was the unsuccessful crusader siege of Damascus?
24 - 28 July 1148
When was Raymond of Antioch killed? By who? Which Battle?
June 1149
Nureddin’s forces
Battle of Inab
When was the fall of Edessa? Who did it fall to? Why was it lost? What technique was used to enter the city?
24th Dec 1144
Zengi (of Mosul/Aleppo)
Joscelin II lived in Turbessel, too far away to defend Edessa
sapping (tunneling under walls)
Who was Ibn al-Khashshab? What did he do? How did he die? When?
an Aleppine qadi & ra’is
preached jihad against Crusaders
assassinated for massacring Nizaris
1125
Which near-Eastern Muslim leaders did the Order of Assassins kill? When? How did this affect the Crusader States?
- ibn al-Khashshab (Aleppine preacher) (1125)
- aq-Sonqur (Atabeg of Mosul) (1126)
- Buri (Atabeg of Damascus) (1132)
benefitted from instability and disunity
Which Fatimid and Abbasid Muslim leaders did the Order of Assassins kill? When? How did this affect the Crusader States?
- al-Afdal (Fatimid Vizier) (1121)
- al-Amir (Fatimid Caliph) (1130)
- al-Mustarshid (Abbasid Caliph) (1135)
- ar-Rashid (Abbasid Caliph) (1138)
benefitted from instability and disunity
How did the Fatimids threaten Outremer? How was this combatted? When?
naval fleets
Venetian Crusade sends 120 ships, destroy Fatimids
May 1123
When was the Battle of the Field of Blood? Who was it between? Who won? Who died?
28th Jun 1119
Il-Ghazi + al-Kashshab vs Roger of Salerno
Il-Ghazi (Aleppo)
Roger of Salerno (Antioch)
Which Muslim city was besieged by Baldwin II? When? Who defended the city? Success or failure?
Aleppo
1124
Ibn al-Kashshab & Aq-Sonqur
Siege failed
Which vices did Il-Ghazi and Zengi have that limited their appeal as a Muslim role model?
Alcoholism and violence against Muslims
When was the Battle of Hab? Who between? Result? Why?
14th Aug 1119 (after disaster at Field of Blood)
Baldwin II + Pons vs Il-Ghazi
Baldwin II victory
after FoB, Il-Ghazi goes on drinking binge and doesn’t capitalise on weakened Antioch
Who were the key rulers of Aleppo in these years?
Il-Ghazi (1117-22)
Balak (1123-24)
Zengi (1128-46)
Nureddin (1146-74)
