Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Nur ad-Din

Battles of Nur ad-Din

Emir of Aleppo (1146–1174) and Damascus (1154–1174), 1118 to 1174

Nur ad-Din is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1147 and 1164: 4 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Syria (4), Turkey (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 646 km apart end to end, 162 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Crusades (3), Second Crusade (2).

Battle of BosraSiege of DamascusBattle of InabBattle of AintabBattle of HarimBattle of BosraSiege of DamascusBattle of InabBattle of AintabBattle of HarimTel AvivBeirutNicosiaAdanaHomsṬarābulusHaifaTarsusHamahDayr az Zawr500 km34.790N, 36.839E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1147: 1 engagements1 in 11471148: 1 engagements1 in 11481149: 1 engagements1 in 11491150: 1 engagements1 in 11501164: 1 engagements1 in 116411471164
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Bosra, 1147Siege of Damascus, 1148Battle of Inab, 1149Battle of Aintab, 1150Battle of Harim, 116411471164
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1147Battle of BosraBosra, SyriaInconclusive
28 July 1148Siege of DamascusDamascus, Syria112 km NMuslim victory
29 June 1149Battle of InabInab, Syria340 km NZengid-Burid victory
1150Battle of AintabGaziantep, Turkey71 km NECrusader victory
12 August 1164Battle of HarimHarem, Syria123 km SWDecisive Zengid victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.