Fall of Turbessel
| Fall of Turbessel | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Zengids Sultanate of Rum Artuqids | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
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Nur ad-Din Zengi Mesud I Kara Arslan | Manuel I Komnenos | ||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Fall of Turbessel occurred in 1151 when the Turks seized Turbessel as well as other possessions that Joscelin II had just ceded to the Byzantines.[1][2]
Following the fall of Edessa, Joscelin II made Turbessel his new capital.[2] He was taken captive by Nur ad-Din Zengi in 1150 and his wife, Beatrice de Saone took over, however she was forced to cede Turbessel and other possessions to the Byzantines.[2][3]
In the spring of 1151 Nur ad-Din allied with Mesud and invaded the Byzantine territories, they were joined by Timurtash and Kara Arslan.[1] The Byzantine garrisons were unable to resist the attacks and as a result Timurtash now ruled in Bira, Samosata, Cafersoud, Khourous and Qal’at ar-Rum, Mesud in Aintab and Duluk and Nur ad-Din in Azaz, Cyrrhus, Krak des Chevaliers, Tall-Khalid, Ravendan, Hisn Kerzin and Nahr al-Djauz.[1] As well as Turbessel, Burj-ar-risas and Kafarlatha also fell to the Turks.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Nicholson, Robert Lawrence. Joscelyn III and the Fall of the Crusader States 1134-1199. Netherlands: Brill, 1973.
- ^ a b c Eydoux, Henri Paul. "Le château franc de Turbessel." Bulletin Monumental 139, no. 4 (1981): 229-232.
- ^ Altan, Ebru. "Nur Al-Din Mahmud B. Zangi (1146-1174): One Of The Prominent Leaders Of The Struggle Against The Crusaders." Tarih Dergisi 59 (2014): 57-78.