Outremer and Muslim Near East Timeline (1119-1149) Flashcards
When was Roger of Salerno defeated and killed at the Battle of Field of Blood? Who was he killed by?
June 1119
Il Ghazi of Aleppo
What did Baldwin II and Pons of Tripoli do in August 1119?
Drove the Seljuk Turks from Antioch to Hab
When was Fatimid vizier, Al Afdal, murdered? Where was it?
1121 in the streets of Cairo
When was Joscelin I, Count of Edessa, captured by the Turks?
1122
Which influential figure died in 1122? What did this cause?
Il Ghazi - his sons fought over his territories
When was the Venetian crusade?
1122-1124
When was Baldwin II taken captive? Who was attempting to help?
April 1123
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)
What happened to the Venetian crusade in 1123?
It unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Byzantine Island of Corfu and was defeated by a Fatimid fleet
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
Who helped Joscelin I escape from captivity? When?
Armenians
1124
When was Baldwin II released fro captivity?
August 1124
Who did Baldwin defeat at the Battle of Azaz? When?
Aq-Sonqur
1125
Which micronation near Tripoli did Baldwin II and Pons capture? When?
Raphania
March 1126
When did Bohemond II arrive in Antioch? What did he begin to do?
November 1126
Began to rule
When did Zengi become the ruler of Aleppo and Mosul?
1128
Mosul
Which crusade had a failed attack on Damascus?
1129 crusade
When was Bohendond II killed? How? Who replaced him?
1130
Killed in battle fighting Armenians and Turks
Baldwin II became regent of Antioch
Who replaced Baldwin II as regent of Antioch when he died? When?
Fulk (Husband of Baldwin II’s eldest daughter, Melisende)
1131
When did Joscelin I die? Who was he succeeded by?
1131
Joscelin II (His son)
When did the Seljuk Sultan Mahmud II die?
1131
Who became the Seljuk Sultan in 1133? What did his reign consist of?
Masud
His reign was spent dealing with internal rivals and trying to assert his authority
When was there a rebellion against Fulk of Jerusalem? Led by who? Why?
1134
Hugh of Le Puisset (a Frankish baron)
Fulk’s supporters alleged his his attempt to assassinate Fulk and infidelity with Queen Melisende
