The growth of Muslim power, 1144-69 (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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Zengi's title
Zengi's title
Atabeg of Mosul & Aleppo
Siege of Edessa dates (1144)
Siege of Edessa dates (1144)
28 Nov - 24 Dec
Last ruling count of Edessa
Last ruling count of Edessa
Joscelin II
Date Edessa's walls collapsed
Date Edessa's walls collapsed
24 December 1144
Zengi's title after Edessa victory
Zengi's title after Edessa victory
Defender of the faith
Year of Zengi's assassination
Year of Zengi's assassination
1146
Nur ad-Din's relation to Zengi
Nur ad-Din's relation to Zengi
Second son, succeeded in Aleppo
Year Nur ad-Din took Damascus
Year Nur ad-Din took Damascus
1154
Prince killed at Inab 1149
Prince killed at Inab 1149
Raymond of Poitiers
Raynald of Chatillon captivity length
Raynald of Chatillon captivity length
16 years
Who was Shirkuh?
Who was Shirkuh?
Kurdish general allied with Nur ad-Din
Year Saladin became vizier
Year Saladin became vizier
1169
Event triggering Second Crusade
Event triggering Second Crusade
Fall of Edessa 1144