Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Toghtekin

Turkic crusader, 1100 to 1128

Toghtekin is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1097 and 1125: 4 battles and 2 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Turkey (2), Syria (2), Israel (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 832 km apart end to end, 166 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Crusades (3), First Crusade (2), Crusader–Fatimid Wars (1).

Siege of TyreSiege of AntiochBattle of AntiochBattle of ShaizarBattle of Al-SannabraBattle of AzazSiege of AntiochBattle of AntiochBattle of ShaizarBattle of Al-SannabraBattle of AzazDamascusBeirutNicosiaHomsṬarābulusHaifaDayr az ZawrİskenderunAr RaqqahTartus200 km34.460N, 35.960E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1097: 1 engagements1 in 10971098: 1 engagements1 in 10981111: 1 engagements1 in 11111113: 1 engagements1 in 11131124: 1 engagements1 in 11241125: 1 engagements1 in 112510971125
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Antioch, 1097Battle of Antioch, 1098Battle of Shaizar, 1111Battle of Al-Sannabra, 1113Siege of Tyre, 1124Battle of Azaz, 112510971125
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
20 October 1097Siege of AntiochAntioch, TurkeyCrusader victory
1098Battle of AntiochAntioch, Turkey1 km WCrusader victory
13 September 1111Battle of ShaizarShaizar, Syria110 km SStalemate; Crusader withdrewl in the Battle of Shaizar...
28 June 1113Battle of Al-SannabraAl-Sinnabra, Israel298 km SSeljuk victory
1124Siege of TyreTyre, Lebanon70 km NWCrusader victory
11 June 1125Battle of AzazAzaz, Syria352 km NECrusader 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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.