Back حصار الرها Arabic ادسا محاصیرهسی AZB Аблога Эдэсы Byelorussian Setge d'Edessa Catalan Obléhání Edessy Czech Sitio de Edesa Spanish محاصره ادسا (۱۱۴۴) Persian Siège d'Édesse French המצור על אדסה (1144) HE Assedio de Edessa (1144) Interlingua
| Siege of Edessa | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| County of Edessa | Zengids | ||||||
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Archbishop Hugh Bishop Basil bar Shumna Bishop John | Imad al-Din Zengi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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| Garrison killed or captured | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Edessa (Arabic, romanized: fatḥ al-Ruhāʾ, lit. 'liberation of Edessa'[1]) took place from 28 November to 24 December 1144, resulting in the fall of the capital of the County of Edessa to Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo. This event was the catalyst for the Second Crusade.
- ^ Hermes 2017, p. 272.
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