Battle of Shaizar (1111)
| Battle of Shaizar | |||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
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Kingdom of Jerusalem Principality of Antioch County of Tripoli County of Edessa |
 Seljuk TurksBurids of Damascus Ahlatshahs of Diyarbakir Hamadan |
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Baldwin I of Jerusalem Tancred, Prince of Galilee Bertrand, Count of Tripoli Baldwin, Count of Edessa |
Mawdud ibn Altuntash Toghtekin of Damascus Sukman al-Qutbi Bursuq bin Bursuq |
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| Strength | |||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| light | light | ||||
Coordinates: 35°16′00″N 36°34′01″E / 35.266707°N 36.566952°E
In the Battle of Shaizar in 1111, a Crusader army commanded by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem and a Seljuk army led by Mawdud ibn Altuntash of Mosul fought to tactical draw but a withdrawal of Crusader forces.
Beginning in 1110 and lasting until 1115, the Seljuk Sultan Muhammad I in Baghdad launched annual invasions of the Crusader states. The first year's attack on Edessa was repelled. Prodded by the pleas of some citizens of Aleppo and spurred by the Byzantines, the Sultan ordered a major offensive against the Frankish possessions in northern Syria for the year 1111. The Sultan appointed Mawdud ibn Altuntash, governor of Mosul, to command the army. The composite force included contingents from Diyarbakir and Ahlat under Sökmen al-Qutbi, from Hamadan led by Bursuq bin Bursuq and from Mesopotamia under Ahmadil and other emirs.
At the approach of the large Muslim army, the small Frankish forces of the County of Edessa withdrew within the walls of their two major towns. Although the Seljuks moved with impunity though the lands of the Latin state, they were unable to make an impression on first Edessa and later Turbessel (Tell Bashir). Soon the thwarted Seljuk host moved to Aleppo. At that city, the forces of Damascus led by Toghtekin joined Mawdud's army.
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