Military History of The Crusader States - War With The Zengids

War With The Zengids

Zengid–Crusader War
(1127–1174)
  • Ba'rin
  • Edessa
  • Bosra
  • Damascus
  • Inab
  • Aintab
  • Lake Huleh
  • Al-Buqaia
  • Harim
  • Crusader invasions of Egypt

The war with the Zengids began when Zengi assumed the rule of Aleppo in 1128 and ended when his son Nur ad-Din, the ruler of Aleppo and Damascus, died in 1174. Though the Zengids were technically Seljuks, they represented a menace to the Crusader states in their own right.

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