1118-31: Baldwin II's Reign & Jerusalem Flashcards
Where did the Kingdom of Jerusalem capture/expand? (1118-31)
1126 - Rafaniya
What battles were the Kingdom of Jerusalem in? (1118-31)
Aug 1119 - Hab (🏆)
May 1123 - Yibneh (🏆)
Jun 1125 - Azaz (🏆)
Jan 1126 - Marj al-Saffar (🏆)
What was the state of succession by Baldwin II’s death in 1131? Who succeeded him?
had 4 daughters, organised marriage of eldest Melisende to Fulk V of Anjou, a powerful French noble
Melisende + Fulk
Where did Baldwin II besiege? When? Who was defending the city? Success or failure?
Aleppo
1124
Ibn al-Kashshab & Aq-Sonqur
Failure
When was Baldwin II captured the second time? Where? Who captured him?
1123-24
near Gargar, trying to rescue captured Joscelin I
Balak
How did Baldwin II respond to the Battle of the Field of Blood? When?
with Pons of Tripoli, drove Il-Ghazi away from Antioch at the Battle of Hab
Aug 1119
Where did the Kingdom of Jerusalem finally capture? When? Who was besieging the city? Who was defending the city?
Tyre
1124
Warmund of Jerusalem, Venetian Crusade & Pons of Tripoli
Tughtegin
When was the Council of Nablus? How many canons did it contain? What did it decide? What key topics were brought up?
16th Jan 1120
25 canons
laws of Jerusalem
1-3: Tithes
12-15: Relationships with Muslims
16: Muslim clothing
23-25: Theft
Who was the Battle of Marj al-Saffar between? When? Who won? What was captured after?
Baldwin II (Jerusalem) vs Tughtegin (Damascus)
Jan 1126
Baldwin II
Rafaniya
Who was the Battle of Yibneh between? (Why?) When? Who won?
Eustace Grenier (Jerusalem) vs al-Ma’mun (Fatimids)
(Baldwin II captured by Balak)
May 1123
Jerusalem
Which castle was constructed to impose order and secure taxes? When? Who made it? Where was it near?
Mons Glavianus
1125
Baldwin II
Beirut
When was Baldwin II regent of Antioch? Why?
1119-26 - Roger of Salerno killed at Field of Blood, Bohemond II a minor
1130-31 - Bohemond II killed in 1130 by Armenians & Turks in expansion
When did Baldwin II force an invading army to dissolve without battle? Who? What happened?
summer 1118
al-Afdal (Fatimids)
1) Tughtegin of Damascus and Al-Afdal of Egypt begin alliance
2) Al-Afdal gathers Fatimid force near Ascalon
3) Baldwin II rushes south with troops from Jerusalem, Tripoli & Antioch
4) neither side risks battle, dissolve in 3 months
When was the Damascus Crusade? When and who recruited for it? Who was it between? What was the result?
Oct-Dec 1129
Hugh de Payns (1127)
ALL crusader states vs Buri (Damascus)
failure, only took Banyas and Damascus begins paying tribute
Who was the Battle of Azaz between? When? Who won? What happened after?
Baldwin II + Joscelin I + Pons vs Aq-Sonqur + Tughtegin
Jun 1125
Crusaders
Muslim siege of Azaz (Edessa) lifted
When was Antioch threatened again, causing Baldwin II to march north? Who by? Who did this annoy?
Jun 1120
Il-Ghazi
Barons of Jerusalem
How many times did the kings of Jerusalem intervene to assist Antioch? When?
15
1110-37
When Baldwin II was absent from Jerusalem, what travelled with him? Why was this a problem?
royal seal & True Cross
weakens Jerusalem even more during his absence
