…Krak des Chevaliers, an enormous fortress on …
Years: 1142 - 1142
…Krak des Chevaliers, an enormous fortress on the road from Homs to the Mediterranean Sea, as well as other smaller castles.
The Hospitallers are virtually independent in the county and will often be often responsible for the protection of Tripoli's borders, which will be often raided by Damascus and the forces of Zengi.
Locations
People
- Imad ad-Din Zengi
- John II Komnenos
- Joscelin II of Edessa
- Raymond II
- Raymond of Poitiers
- William of Tyre
Groups
- Christians, Miaphysite (Oriental Orthodox)
- Muslims, Sunni
- Syrian people
- Turkmen people
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Aleppo, Seljuq Emirate of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
- Antioch, Principality of
- Edessa, County of
- Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
- Damascus, Burid Emirate of
- Tripoli, County of
- Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem
- Mosul, Zengi's Emirate of
