The Muslim Near East c.1092-c.1124 Flashcards

1
Q

Which branch of Islam was followed by the Fatimids?

A

Ismaili Shia

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2
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Which branch of Islam was followed by the Abbasids and the Seljuk Turks?

A

Sunni

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3
Q

Which people attempted to forge an alliance with the First crusaders at Antioch?

A

Fatimids

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4
Q

Which First Crusade battle resulted in the decisive defeat of Kilij Arslan?

A

Dorylaeum

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5
Q

Which Muslim leader’s dispute with his brother Ridwan of Aleppo, hampered efforts to defeat the crusaders?

A

Duqaq

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6
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Which city had just recently been recaptured by the Fatimids when the First crusaders arrived?

A

Jerusalem

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7
Q

The collapse of what in Syria and Palestine made the First Crusade easier?

A

Seljuk Empire

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8
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Which Muslim leader’s dispute with his brother Duqaq of Damascus, hampered efforts to defeat the First crusaders?

A

Ridwan

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9
Q

Who betrayed the city of Antioch to the First crusaders in June 1098?

A

Firouz

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10
Q

Who achieved a notable Muslim victory at the Field of Blood in 1119?

A

Il-Ghazi

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11
Q

Whose major weapon was their fleet, which became less effective as the coast was taken?

A

Fatimids

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12
Q

Which Muslim leader was murdered on the streets of Damascus in 1113?

A

Mawdud of Mosul

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13
Q

At which battle did Toghtegin of Damascus and Mawdud of Mosul successful co-operate in 1113?

A

al-Sannabra

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14
Q

Which Fatimid vizier did the Assassins murder on the streets of Cairo in 1121?

A

Al-Afdal

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15
Q

Who was the Seljuk sultan ruled from 1092 to 1105 and faced many rivals to his throne?

A

Barkiyaruq

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16
Q

When was the Turkish emir of Apamea killed by the Assassins?

A

1106

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17
Q

When was the Turkish emir of Homs murdered by the Assassins?

A

1103

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18
Q

Who, representing the Seljuk sultan, was defeated at Tell Danith in 1115?

A

Bursuq

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19
Q

Which defeated Fatimid prince were the Assassins the followers of?

A

Nizar

20
Q

Who was the Seljuk sultan from 1105 to 1118?

A

Muhammad I

21
Q

Which group was Sultan Muhammad I distracted by fighting between 1105 and 1118?

A

Nizari Ismailis

22
Q

What was the name of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims who became experts in covert, asymmetric warfare?

A

Assassins

23
Q

Which Seljuk ruler was killed by rivals in 1105, the same year as he came to power?

A

Malik Shah II

24
Q

What was difficult for Muslims to wage against Franks between 1099 and 1124 due to a perceived lack of correct authority?

A

Jihad

25
Q

What did Muslims not see as an existential threat to their religion and culture between 1095 and 1099?

A

First Crusade

26
Q

What division in Islam remained just as fundamental in 1124 as it was in 1095?

A

Sunni-Shia split

27
Q

Which battle marked a significant victory for Jikirmish of Mosul and Sokman of Mardin in 1104?

A

Harran

28
Q

Which ruler of Mosul was delayed in his attack on Antioch in 1098 by his attempt to increase his own lands?

A

Kerbogha

29
Q

Who was Kilij Arslan of Rum fighting in 1097 that meant he was away from Nicaea before crusaders arrived?

A

Danishmends

30
Q

When was Nizam al-Mulk, de facto ruler of the Seljuk Empire, murdered?

A

1092

31
Q

Which Seljuk Sultan died in 1092 after a successful twenty year reign?

A

Malik Shah

32
Q

Which long reigning Fatimid caliph died in 1094?

A

al-Mustansir

33
Q

Which key Fatimid adviser and vizier died in 1094?

A

Badr al-Jamali

34
Q

Who was the Abbasid caliph that died in 1094?

A

al-Muqtadi

35
Q

Who competed with his brother Nizar for the Fatimid throne in 1094?

A

Musta’li

36
Q

Whose death in 1095 led to Syria being divided between his two sons?

A

Tutush I

37
Q

The emir of which Muslim city was killed by the Assassins in 1106?

A

Apamea

38
Q

Which Turkish atabeg of Mosul was murdered by the Assassins in 1126?

A

Aq-Sonqur

39
Q

Which Turkish atabeg controlled Damascus from 1104 until 1128?

A

Tughtegin

40
Q

Which Turkish leader of Aleppo was killed fighting Muslims in 1124?

A

Balak

41
Q

Which Damascene jurist who was the first to preach jihad against the Franks in 1105?

A

al-Sulami

42
Q

Which preacher sought aid from the Abbasids in the 1110s and inspired Muslim forces at the Field of Blood?

A

Ibn al-Khashshab

43
Q

Who killed Ibn al-Khashshab in 1125 after he led massacres against the Nizari?

A

The Assassins

44
Q

Which Atabeg of Mosul achieved a major victory over the Franks at the Battle of Harran in 1104?

A

Jikirmush

45
Q

Who became Atabeg of Mosul after murdering Jikurmush in 1106?

A

Jawali

46
Q

When did Mawdud become Atabeg of Mosul after recapturing it from the rebellious Jawali?

A

1109