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Battle of Antioch

Battle of Antioch was a battle fought in 1098 at Antioch, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Antioch. It was part of First Crusade, which ran from 1096 to 1099. The recorded result: Crusader victory. Recorded strength: ~20,000 against ~35,000–40,000.

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Fought1098
WhereAntioch, Turkey36.200N, 36.150E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCrusader victory
BelligerentsCrusadersagainstSeljuk Empire; Emirate of Mosul; Emirate of Damascus; Emirate of Homs; Various other Muslim Emirates
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy
Part ofFirst Crusade1096 to 1099

Where it sits in First Crusade

Siege of Xerigordon, 1096Siege of Nicaea, 1097Battle of Dorylaeum, 1097Siege of Tarsus, 1097Siege of Antioch, 1097Battle of al-Barâ, 1098Battle of the Lake of Antioch, 1098Battle of the Bridge Gate, 1098Battle of Antioch, 1098Siege of Ma'arra, 1098Siege of Jerusalem, 1099Battle of Ascalon, 109910961099Battle of Antioch, 1098
12 placed engagements of First Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1098 (year precision)
PlaceAntioch, Turkey
36.200N, 36.150E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength~20,000~35,000–40,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy
Commanders
  • Kerbogha
  • Shams al-Muluk Duqaq
  • Toghtekin
  • Janah ad-Dawla
  • Sinjar
  • Harran
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Placed at Antioch; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1098

Battle of Antioch is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q40037480, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Antioch (1098), revision 1384921872, 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.