The Fall of Saruj in 1145 saw the main surviving Frankish fortress of Edessa fall to the Zengids.[1]
| Fall of Saruj | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Zengids | Remnants of the County of Edessa | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Imad al-Din Zengi | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Following his great victory in the Siege of Edessa in 1144 Imad al-Din Zengi marched towards Saruj, the main surviving fortress of Edessa situated east of the Euphrates.[1][2] The Frankish fortress of Saruj fell to Zengi in January 1145.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Frankopan, Peter., Venning, Timothy. A Chronology of the Crusades. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2015.
- ^ a b Runciman, Steven. A History of the Crusades: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187. United States: Harper & Row, 1965.