Battle of Harran
Battle of Harran was a battle fought on 7 May 1104 at Harran, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Crusades, which ran from 1095 to 1291. The recorded result: Seljuk victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 cavalry; 7,000 infantry against 20,000.
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Fought 7 May 1104
Where Harran, Turkey 36.867N, 39.033E
Outcome Seljuk victory
Belligerents Principality of Antioch; County of Edessa against Seljuk Empire; Emirate of Mosul; Artuqids of Mardin
Casualties and losses 5,000 killed and 2,000 killed
Where it sits in Crusades First Siege of Arsuf 1099, 1099 Battle of Melitene, 1100 Siege of Tripoli, 1102 Siege of Acre, 1103 Siege of Acre, 1104 Battle of Harran, 1104 Battle of Shaizar, 1111 Battle of Al-Sannabra, 1113 Battle of Sarmin, 1115 Battle of Ager Sanguinis, 1119 Battle of Yibneh, 1123 Siege of Aleppo, 1124 Battle of Azaz, 1125 Battle of Ba'rin, 1137 Siege of Shaizar, 1138 Siege of Edessa, 1144 Siege of Edessa, 1146 Battle of Inab, 1149 Siege of Ascalon, 1153 Siege of Paneas, 1157 Battle of Lake Huleh, 1157 Siege of Shaizar, 1157 Battle of al-Buqaia, 1163 Battle of Harim, 1164 Siege of Alexandria, 1167 Battle of al-Babein, 1167 Siege of Bilbeis, 1168 Siege of Damietta, 1169 Siege of Gaza, 1170 Battle of Montgisard, 1177 Battle of Marj Ayyun, 1179 Battle of Jacob's Ford, 1179 Battle of Belvoir Castle, 1182 Battle of Al-Fule, 1183 Siege of Kerak, 1183 Battle of Cresson, 1187 Siege of Tiberias, 1187 Battle of Hattin, 1187 Conquest of Jerusalem, 1187 Siege of Tyre, 1187 Battle of St. Matthew's Day, 1217 Battle of Lyndanisse, 1219 Battle of Lihula, 1220 Battle of the Ice, 1242 Siege of Jerusalem, 1244 Battle of Forbie, 1244 Fall of Haifa, 1265 Fall of Caesarea, 1265 Battle of Wesenberg, 1268 Fall of Beaufort Castle, 1268 Siege of Antioch, 1268 Fall of Krak des Chevaliers, 1271 Fall of Montfort Castle, 1271 Fall of Tripoli, 1289 Siege of Acre, 1291 Fall of Ruad, 1302 Battle of Megara, 1359 Battle of Rudau, 1370 1099 1370 Battle of Harran, 1104 58 placed engagements of Crusades in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 7 May 1104 Place Harran, Turkey36.867N, 39.033E Kind Battle, medieval Strength 3,000 cavalry; 7,000 infantry 20,000 Casualties and losses 5,000 killed 2,000 killed Commanders
Battle of Harran Battle of Harran Battle of Carrhae Siege of Harran Battle of Edessa Siege of Edessa Battle of Urfa Battle of Carrhae Battle of Edessa Siege of Edessa Battle of Urfa Aleppo Gaziantep Diyarbakır Adıyaman Ar Raqqah Kilis Mardin Al Hasakah 100 km 36.867N, 39.033E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Nearest engagements
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 609 BC and 1104.
Battle of Harran is one of 246 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1500314 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Harran , revision 1379175483, 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.
