County of Edessa

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Sources

1. BookThe Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
2. BookGod’s War: A New History of the Crusades

Relations

conquered by:

• Zengisince 24 Dec 1144 O.S.

  Sources: The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives, The Race for Paradise: An Islamic History of the Crusades

has capital:

• Edessa1098 O.S. – 1144 O.S.

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, God’s War: A New History of the Crusades

ruled by:

• Baldwin I of Jerusalem10 Mar 1098 O.S. – 1100 O.S.

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, God’s War: A New History of the Crusades

• Baldwin II of Jerusalem1100 O.S. – 1118 O.S.

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, God’s War: A New History of the Crusades

• Joscelin II of Edessa1131 O.S. – 24 Dec 1144 O.S.

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, The Second Crusade: Extending the Frontiers of Christendom

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  The Crusades2 items
  • County of Edessa · subject10 Mar 1098 O.S.
  • Zengi takes Edessa · defeated24 Dec 1144 O.S.