Muslim leadership

• 1096-99 - Who? (individuals/groups)

  Seljuks v Fatimids

  Kiliji Arslan

  Kerbogha
• 1096-99 Unity/Disunity


  Seljuk civil war

  Succession crisis

  Atabegs, seljuks, etc wantinh power

  Divisions between Sunni and Shi'ah muslims - didn't work with the seljuks
• 1096-99 Aims/Motives

  Aiming to defend the crusaders

  More concerned with indiviaul power bases - why kerbogha was unable to organise at Egypt as everyone was suspicous of each other

  The seljuks wanted to have Jerusalem
• 1096-99 Successful military tactics against Franks

  They weakened the crusaders and slowed them down - Battle of Antioch, Seige of Dorylaeum - why it took 3 years
• 1096-99 Unsuccessful military tactics against Franks

  Fatimids lose Jerusalem

  Arslan failed at Jerusalem and Nicaea

  They failed to stop the crusaders at Ascalon
• 1096-99 Tactics in Syria and Egypt

  Didn't really have any - they were all fighting each other
• 1096-99 Alliances

  Kerbogha and Kiliji Arslan made an alliance - it wasn't very strong because Kerbogha didn't have enough authority

  No one trusted each other
• 1096-99 Results

  Lost Nicaea, Antioch, Jerusalem

  Enable 4 Crusader States to be established
• In between: Who? (individuals/Groups)

  Rise of Zengi 1127 - Seljuk Turk
• In between: Unity/Disunity


  Zengi had control of Aleppo and he took Mosul

  He started consolidating the unification of Syria
• In between: Aims/Motives


  Aim to unify Syria and create a power base - He justifies taking control of Syria - Use of Jihad

  Use's Jihad - The concept of it - But it's shown later that he actually lack commitment to it
• In between: Tactics in Syria and Egypt


  Uses warfare, seiges, ruthlessness
• In between: Successful military tactics against Franks

  Battle of the field of blood

  Zengi takes Edessa in 1144
• 1147-48 Who? (Individuals/Groups)


  Nur ad-Din - Seljuk - Died in 1174
• 1147-48 Unity/Disunity


  Had control of Aleppo and worked with Mosul - Got troops and supplies, support, etc, to help/aide at Damascus

  But Egypt and Syria were still disunified
• 1147-48 Successful military tactics against Franks


  Crushed Edessa

  Repelled the second crusades away from Damascus

  Harassed Louis VII and Conrad III - Conrad ended up getting an arrow in the head - Mount Cadeus
• 1147-48 Alliances


  Had an Alliance with the Sultan of Rum