The Islamic response to the crusader states Flashcards
What did Muslims view the crusaders as?
A Frankish-Byzantine army trying to win back Byzantine land
Where were the Islamic powerbases?
Baghdad (Sunni/Abbasid) and Egypt (Shi’a/Fatimid)
When was a Muslim delegate sent from Damascus to Baghdad asking for help against the crusaders and what was the response?
1100; it was ignored
When did Duqaq of Damascus die and who took his place?
1104; Tughtakin
When did Ridwan make an alliance with Tancred and against who?
1108; Jawuli of Mosu
When did Baghdad finally send a force to help Tughtakin and what happened?
1110; A huge army arrived to besiege Edessa (it was so big that the Frankish army deserted when they saw it), which made Tughtakin withdraw his forces in fear of what the army would do if it went to Damascus, preventing any conflict
Where did Mawdud of Mosul lead an army in 1111 and why was he unsuccessful?
Turbessel; Another leader, Ahmadil, was bought off and retreated, leaving Mawdud with too small an army
When were the crusaders recognised as a “Christian Jihad” and by who?
1105; the Damascene preacher as-Sulami
What happened in 1144 that allowed Zengi to capture Edessa?
Joscelin had gone to spend Christmas in Turbessel, and Raymond II had fallen out with Joscelin, meaning Edessa was relatively undefended and Antioch would be unlikely to help
How did Zengi capture Edessa?
By tunnelling under the walls, which compromised them and led to their collapse
When did Zengi capture Edessa?
Christmas Eve 1144
Who defeated the 1101 crusade?
Kilij Arslan
Who became the Atabeg of Damascus after the death of Duqaq?
Tughtakin
