ZENGI

zengi and the seizure of edessa

who was he the governor of

sunni governor of Mosul

who was his children

sayf and nur ad din

what was zengi trying to spread himself as a leader of

jihad

what did he do between 1127 and 1146

he carved out a large principality in syria and northern iraq

when did zengi take control of aleppo

1128

when does zengi take possession of hamah

1130

when were the christian fortresses around aleppo captured by zengi

1135

when is homs taken from the damascenes

1138

what were limits to his power

1. the damascene turks

2. the artuqid turks of diyr bakr

3. the seljuk turks

4. the franks

5. the byzantines

how did the seljuk turks of anatolia limit his power

they were a block to the spread of his influence of the north west of his territory

where was zengi especially threatened by the christians

tripoli

what was the seizure of edessa triggered by

due to an alliance between Count Joscelin II of Edessa and the Artuqids of Diyr Bakr

what meant that edessa was vulnerable to attack

in late 1144, joscelin II had responded to a request for help from the Artuqid Qara Aslan which meant that edessa was vulnerable to attack

what chance did this give zengi

to weaken the artuqids through the removal of an ally and also to restore his reputation as a jihad

when did zengi seize control of ba’albek from a fellow muslim ruler

1139, he took many prisioners as well

why had his actions at Ba’albek damaged zengis popularity

he executed the prisioners instead of releasing them

what shows that the franks posed a serious threat to zengis territory

when he first came to power in the 1120s, cities like aleppo and shaizar had only recently stopped the payment of tribute to the franks - showing how susceptible these cities were if the franks were allowed to retain or increase their strength

when did the siege of edessa begin

late november 1144

when was the citadel captured

26 december