County of Edessa
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The County of Edessa was a 12th-century Crusader state in Upper Mesopotamia and northern Syria, notable as the first Latin principality established in the East and one of the most vulnerable and short-lived.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crusader state
ⓘ
former principality ⓘ medieval county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muslim emirates of the Jazira NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Nur ad-Din
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zengi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1150 ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Armenians
ⓘ
Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ Muslims ⓘ Syriac Christians ⓘ |
| fallDate | 1144 ⓘ |
| firstLatinStateInEast | true ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Baldwin I of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Zengid rule in Edessa ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baldwin of Boulogne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Osroene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inceptionEvent | First Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Armenian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Old French ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Upper Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorBattle | Siege of Edessa (1144) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernTerritory |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being militarily vulnerable
ⓘ
being short-lived among the Crusader states ⓘ being the first Latin principality established in the East ⓘ |
| overlordAtTimes | Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Crusader States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Armenian principality of Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residualTerritoriesLostBy | 1150 ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | Count of Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantRuler |
Baldwin II of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joscelin I of Courtenay NERFINISHED ⓘ Joscelin II of Courtenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1098 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | frontier between Crusader states and Muslim powers in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| triggeredEvent | Second Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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