Baldwin’s Conquest of Edessa, 1097 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Date Baldwin & Tancred left main crusade
Date Baldwin & Tancred left main crusade
10 September 1097
Region Baldwin & Tancred travelled through Sept 1097
Region Baldwin & Tancred travelled through Sept 1097
Cilicia
Town where crusaders first fought each other
Town where crusaders first fought each other
Mamistra
Ruler of Edessa who invited Baldwin
Ruler of Edessa who invited Baldwin
Toros
Toros's ethnicity
Toros's ethnicity
Armenian
Date of Toros's murder
Date of Toros's murder
9 March 1098
Primary source for Baldwin's conquest of Edessa
Primary source for Baldwin's conquest of Edessa
Fulcher of Chartres
Amount Baldwin sent to Godfrey of Bouillon
Amount Baldwin sent to Godfrey of Bouillon
50,000 gold bezants
Muslim commander who besieged Edessa in May 1098
Muslim commander who besieged Edessa in May 1098
Kerbogha
Duration of Kerbogha's siege of Edessa
Duration of Kerbogha's siege of Edessa
Three weeks