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Siege of Shaizar

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Siege of Shaizar

The city of Shaizar was besieged from April 28 to May 21, 1138. The allied forces of the Byzantine Empire, Principality of Antioch and County of Edessa invaded Muslim Syria. Having been repulsed from their main objective, the city of Aleppo, the combined Christian armies took a number of fortified settlements by assault and finally besieged Shaizar, the capital of the Munqidhite Emirate. The siege captured the city, but failed to take the citadel; it resulted in the Emir of Shaizar paying an indemnity and becoming the vassal of the Byzantine Emperor. The forces of Zengi, the greatest Muslim prince of the region, skirmished with the allied army, but it was too strong for them to risk battle. The campaign underlined the limited nature of Byzantine suzerainty over the northern Crusader states and the lack of common purpose between the Latin princes and the Byzantine Emperor.

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Date
April 28 – May 21, 1138
Location
Shaizar, Syria35°16′04″N 36°34′00″E / 35 °N 36 °E / 35 ; 36
Result
The emir of Shaizar becomes a vassal of the Byzantine Empire

References

  1. Birkenmeier 2002, pp. 90–91
  2. Angold, pp –156
  3. Kinnamos 1976, pp. 21–22.
  4. Harris 2014, pp. 88
  5. Bucossi and Suarez, p. 74
  6. Runciman 1952, pp. 213–214.
  7. Harris 2014, pp. 88–89
  8. Kinnamos (1976), p. 24
  9. Runciman 1952, p. 215.
  10. Harris 2014, pp. 89–90
  11. Angold, p. 156
  12. Runciman 1952, p. 216.
  13. Choniates & Magoulias 1984, p. 17.
  14. Birkenmeier 2002, pp. 93
  15. Runciman 1952, p. 216.
  16. Harris 2014, pp. 89
  17. Bucossi and Suarez, p. 87
  18. Runciman 1952, pp. 215–217.
  19. Kinnamos 1976, pp. 24–25.
  20. Choniates & Magoulias 1984, p. 18.
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