siege, medieval
Siege of Aleppo
Siege of Aleppo was a siege conducted on 6 October 1124 at Aleppo, in what is now Syria. It was part of Crusades, which ran from 1095 to 1291. The recorded result: Artuqid-Bursuqid Victory.
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Record
| Date | 6 October 1124 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Aleppo, Syria 36.200N, 37.150E | |
| Part of | Crusades (1095 to 1291) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Artuqid-Bursuqid Victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of Jerusalem; County of Edessa; Banu Mazyad; Seljuk Sultanate of Aleppo | ArtukidsSupported by: Bursuqid dynasty |
| Commanders | Baldwin II; Joscelin I; Dubays ibn Sadaqa; Sultan Shah | Ibn al-Khashshab (died 1125)Supported by: Aqsunqur al-Bursuqi |
Nearest engagements
- Sack of Aleppo AD 962, same recorded site
- Siege of Aleppo AD 994, same recorded site
- Siege of Aleppo AD 637, 1.2 km
- Siege of Aleppo 1260, 1.2 km
- Siege of Aleppo 1981, 1.2 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Yibneh 29 May 1123
- After: Battle of Azaz 11 June 1125
- All 58 engagements of Crusades
Elsewhere in 1124
- Siege of Ani Turkey
- Siege of Tyre Lebanon
Siege of Aleppo is one of 246 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 81 in present-day Syria.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60791275, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Aleppo (1124–1125), revision 1380737827, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.