Battle of Qinnasrin
| Battle of Qinnasrin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Zengids | County of Tripoli | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Imad al-Din Zengi | Pons of Tripoli | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Qinnasrin took place between the Zengids and the County of Tripoli following a successful campaign against Antioch led by Imad al-Din Zengi.[1]
In 1135 Imad al-Din Zengi led a campaign against Antioch during which he captured Atharib, Zardana, Tell Aghdi, Ma’arat al-Nu’man, Ma’arrat Misrin and Kafartab.[2][3]
The Count of Tripoli, Pons, in an attempt to make up for the loss of Ma’arat al-Nu’man and block the road that crossed Syria from north to south, launched an attack on Qinnasrin, however Zengi repelled the attack and the Franks retreated.[1][2][4]
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- ^ Rousset, Marie-Odile. "Hadir, Hadir–Qinnasrin, Qinnasrin, que sait-on de la capitale de la Syrie du Nord au début de l'Islam?." In Residences, Castles, Settlements. Transformation Processes from Late Antiquity to Early Islam in Bilad al-Sham, pp. 355-374. 2006.