What the records say
- When
- 5 Dec 1144 – 31 Dec 1144
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.15° N, 38.80° E
- Description
- 1144 siege
Siege of Edessa (1144)
12th-century conflict in West Asia
The siege of Edessa took place from 28 November to 24 December 1144, resulting in the fall of the capital of the County of Edessa to Imad al-Din Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo. This event was the catalyst for the Second Crusade.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Siege of Edessa: Seljuk forces led by Imad al-Din Zengi conquer the fortress city of Edessa after a four-week siege”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “осада Эдессы войсками атабека Алеппо и Мосула Занги, завершилась захватом столицы Эдесского графства”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حصار الرها في الفترة ما بين 28 نوفمبر و24 ديسمبر”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page