The Zengid campaign against Antioch occurred in 1135 when

Imad al-Din Zengi Imad al-Din Zengi ( ar, عماد الدین زنكي; – 14 September 1146), also romanized as Zangi, Zengui, Zenki, and Zanki, was a Turkmen atabeg, who ruled Mosul, Aleppo, Hama, and, later, Edessa. He was the namesake of the Zengid dy ...

staged a successful campaign against the

Principality of Antioch The Principality of Antioch was one of the crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria. The principality was much smaller than the County of Edessa or the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It extende ...

. In 1135

conducted a major campaign against the

. While his lieutenant Sawar threatened Turbessel, Aintab and Azaz, Zengi swept past the eastern frontier.Runciman, Steven
A History of the Crusades. Vol. 3.
CUP Archive, 1987. Zengi inflicted major defeats against Antioch, capturing Atharib, Zardana, Tell Aghdi, Ma’arat al-Nu’man, Ma’arrat Misrin and Kafartab.Mikaberidze, Alexander, ed
Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia (2 volumes): A Historical Encyclopedia.
abc-clio, 2011.Morton, Nicholas
The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A Military History, 1099-1187.
Oxford University Press, USA, 2020 He captured them one by one. Following this successful campaign against Antioch, the count of Tripoli attempted to block the road that crossed Syria from north to south and launched an offensive against Qinnasrin, however Zengi repelled this attack in the Battle of Qinnasrin.

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