Battle of Azaz (1125)
| Battle of Azaz | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||
Coin depicting Baldwin II of Jerusalem | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of Jerusalem Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Principality of Antioch County of Edessa County of Tripoli |
Seljuk Turks Artuqids Burid dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Baldwin II of Jerusalem Leo I of Armenia Joscelin I of Edessa Pons of Tripoli |
Aq-Sunqur il-Bursuqi Toghtekin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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3,100 1,100 knights 2,000 infantry | 15,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 20 including 5 knights | 1,000–5,015 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Azaz was fought on 11 June 1125 between King Baldwin II of Jerusalem's crusader forces and allied Muslim forces led by Aq-Sunqur al-Bursuqi, the Seljuq atabeg of Mosul. One of the bloodiest confrontations before the Second Crusade, the battle resulted in a decisive victory for the Crusaders, causing disturbances of power in the Levant and weakening Seljuk domination in the area. Contemporary chronicler Matthew of Edessa even states that the remnants of al-Bursuqi's army were chased all the way to Aleppo. The battle effectively lifted the siege of Azaz and prevented it from falling to Turkoman hands. (One authority says the battle was fought on June 13.)