The Muslim Near East c.1092-c.1124 Flashcards
Which branch of Islam was followed by the Fatimids?
Ismaili Shia
Which branch of Islam was followed by the Abbasids and the Seljuk Turks?
Sunni
Which people attempted to forge an alliance with the First crusaders at Antioch?
Fatimids
Which First Crusade battle resulted in the decisive defeat of Kilij Arslan?
Dorylaeum
Which Muslim leader’s dispute with his brother Ridwan of Aleppo, hampered efforts to defeat the crusaders?
Duqaq
Which city had just recently been recaptured by the Fatimids when the First crusaders arrived?
Jerusalem
The collapse of what in Syria and Palestine made the First Crusade easier?
Seljuk Empire
Which Muslim leader’s dispute with his brother Duqaq of Damascus, hampered efforts to defeat the First crusaders?
Ridwan
Who betrayed the city of Antioch to the First crusaders in June 1098?
Firouz
Who achieved a notable Muslim victory at the Field of Blood in 1119?
Il-Ghazi
Whose major weapon was their fleet, which became less effective as the coast was taken?
Fatimids
Which Muslim leader was murdered on the streets of Damascus in 1113?
Mawdud of Mosul
At which battle did Toghtegin of Damascus and Mawdud of Mosul successful co-operate in 1113?
al-Sannabra
Which Fatimid vizier did the Assassins murder on the streets of Cairo in 1121?
Al-Afdal
Who was the Seljuk sultan ruled from 1092 to 1105 and faced many rivals to his throne?
Barkiyaruq
When was the Turkish emir of Apamea killed by the Assassins?
1106
When was the Turkish emir of Homs murdered by the Assassins?
1103
Who, representing the Seljuk sultan, was defeated at Tell Danith in 1115?
Bursuq