Edessa

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Siege of Edessa

  • Edessa
    In Siege of Edessa

    …of the crusader city of Edessa to Seljuq Muslim troops after a siege carried out from November 28 to December 24, 1144, was the spark that ignited the Second Crusade. The victory entrenched Zangī as leader of the Muslims in the Holy Land, a mantle that would be taken up…

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