{"slug": "county-of-edessa", "label": "County of Edessa", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Edessa", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232806", "qid": "Q232806", "description": "crusader state in the 12th century", "entries": 15, "years": 13, "span": [1100, 1176], "span_label": ["1100 CE", "1176 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 8}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "aleppo", "label": "Aleppo", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "mosul", "label": "Mosul", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "baldwin-ii-of-jerusalem", "label": "Baldwin II of Jerusalem", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "euphrates", "label": "Euphrates", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "raymond-of-poitiers", "label": "Raymond of Poitiers", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "baldwin-iii-of-jerusalem", "label": "Baldwin III of Jerusalem", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "harran", "label": "Harran", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "principality-of-antioch", "label": "Principality of Antioch", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "melisende-queen-of-jerusalem", "label": "Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "byzantine-empire", "label": "Byzantine Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "orontes-river", "label": "Orontes River", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1100, "year_label": "1100 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "After a success over the Armenians of Cilicia and the Emirate of Aleppo, Baldwin of Bourcq becomes Count of Edessa, with the support of Daimbert.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365265768#Levant", "title": "1100", "revid": 1365265768, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1104, "year_label": "1104 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 7", "text": "May 7 – Battle of Harran: The Crusaders under Baldwin II are defeated by the Seljuk Turks. Baldwin and Joscelin of Courtenay are taken prisoner. Tancred (nephew of Bohemond I) becomes regent of Edessa. The defeat at Harran marks a key turning point of Crusader expansion.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365271015#Levant", "title": "1104", "revid": 1365271015, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1108, "year_label": "1108 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Summer – Jawali Saqawa, Turkish ruler of Mosul, accepts a ransom of 30,000 dinar by Count Joscelin I and releases his cousin Baldwin II, count of Edessa, who is held as prisoner (see 1104).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362166699#Levant", "title": "1108", "revid": 1362166699, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1110, "year_label": "1110 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Spring – Mawdud ibn Altuntash, Turkic ruler (atabeg) of Mosul, leads an expedition to capture the territories of the Crusaders (belonging to the County of Edessa) east of the river Euphrates. He besieges the fortress city of Edessa, but is forced to retreat when King Baldwin I of Jerusalem (with the support of Armenian forces sent by Kogh Vasil) intervenes with a Crusader relief force.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368871350#Levant", "title": "1110", "revid": 1368871350, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1118, "year_label": "1118 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Joscelin I succeeds Baldwin of Le Bourg, as Count of Edessa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365269195#Western_Asia", "title": "1118", "revid": 1365269195, "section": "Events › By place › Western Asia"}}, {"year": 1122, "year_label": "1122 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 13", "text": "September 13 – Count Joscelin I and Waleran of Le Puiset are taken prisoner by Turkish forces led by Belek Ghazi near Saruj in northern Syria. Belek offers Joscelin liberty in return for the cession of Edessa. He refuses to accept these terms; Joscelin and Waleran and 60 other Crusaders are taken to the castle at Kharput.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373038979#Levant", "title": "1122", "revid": 1373038979, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1137, "year_label": "1137 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 29", "text": "August 29 – John II appears before the walls of Antioch, and encamps with the Byzantine army on the north bank of the Orontes River. For several days he besieges the city, Raymond of Poitiers (prince of Antioch) is forced to surrender. He recognizes John as his suzerain and becomes with Joscelin II (count of Edessa) a vassal of the Byzantine Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362157430#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "1137", "revid": 1362157430, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 1143, "year_label": "1143 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 13", "text": "November 13 – King Fulk of Jerusalem dies after a hunting accident in Acre. He is succeeded by his 13-year-old son Baldwin III – who is crowned as co-ruler alongside his mother, Queen Melisende on Christmas Day. Due to the political situation the Crusader States of Tripoli, Antioch and Edessa assert their independence. Raymond of Antioch demands the return of Cilicia to his principality and invades the province.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337864253#Levant", "title": "1143", "revid": 1337864253, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1144, "year_label": "1144 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Autumn – Imad al-Din Zengi, Seljuk governor (atabeg) of Mosul, attacks the Artuqid forces led by Kara Arslan – who has made an alliance with Joscelin II, count of Edessa. In support of the alliance Joscelin marches out of Edessa with a Crusader army down to the Euphrates River, to cut off Zengi's communications with Aleppo. Zengi is informed by Muslim observers at Harran of Joscelin's movements. He sends a detachment of Muslims to ambush the Crusaders and reaches Edessa with his main army in late November.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362160711#Levant", "title": "1144", "revid": 1362160711, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1144, "year_label": "1144 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 24", "text": "December 24 – Hugh II (or Hugo), archbishop of Edessa", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362160711#Deaths", "title": "1144", "revid": 1362160711, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1145, "year_label": "1145 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring – Seljuk forces led by Imad al-Din Zengi capture Saruj, the second great Crusader fortress east of the Euphrates. They advance to Birejik and besiege the city, but the garrison puts up a stiff resistance. Meanwhile, Queen-Regent Melisende of Jerusalem joins forces with Joscelin II, count of Edessa and approaches the city. Zengi raises the siege after hearing rumours of trouble in Mosul. He rushes back with his army to take control. There, Zengi is praised throughout Islam as \"defender of the faith\" and al-Malik al-Mansur, the \"victorious king\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362160818#Levant", "title": "1145", "revid": 1362160818, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1148, "year_label": "1148 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 24", "text": "June 24 – Council of Acre: Conrad III, Louis VII, Melisende and many other nobles join in a war council near Acre. They decide that Damascus rather than Edessa will be the primary target of the Second Crusade.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362156256#Second_Crusade", "title": "1148", "revid": 1362156256, "section": "Events › By place › Second Crusade"}}, {"year": 1150, "year_label": "1150 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Aintab: A Crusader army led by King Baldwin III repels the attacks of Nur al-Din near Aintab. Baldwin safely evacuates the Christian residents of the County of Edessa, which is captured by the Zangids.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362164290#Levant", "title": "1150", "revid": 1362164290, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1150, "year_label": "1150 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring – Joscelin II, count of Edessa, on his way to Antioch is separated from his escort and falls into the hands of some Turcoman free-booters. Nur al-Din, ruler (atabeg) of Aleppo, heard of Joscelin's capture and sends a squadron of cavalry to take him from his captors. Joscelin is led before a hostile crowd and publicly blinded. Nur al-Din puts him in prison in the Citadel of Aleppo.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362164290#Levant", "title": "1150", "revid": 1362164290, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1176, "year_label": "1176 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Raynald of Châtillon is released and ransomed from prison in Aleppo, together with Joscelin III, the titular count of Edessa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366532887#Levant", "title": "1176", "revid": 1366532887, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}]}