Seljuk forces of Mosul

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The Seljuk forces of Mosul were a regional army of the Seljuk Empire based in Mosul, notable for their role in resisting the Crusader states in the early 12th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military unit
activeDuring Crusades NERFINISHED
First Crusade era
reign of Sultan Muhammad I Tapar
allegiance Great Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWith Mosul as a Seljuk frontier city
basedIn Mosul NERFINISHED
commandStructure under atabeg of Mosul
conflict Muslim–Crusader conflicts NERFINISHED
wars against Crusader states
country Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED
era High Middle Ages
ethnicComposition Kurdish auxiliaries
Turkic military elites
local Arab auxiliaries
governedBy Seljuk military-administrative system
languageOfCommand Arabic
Persian
Turkic
locatedIn Iraq (historical region) NERFINISHED
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
militaryBranch cavalry
infantry
mounted archers
notableFor campaigns in northern Mesopotamia
participation in Muslim resistance to Crusaders
regional defense of Mosul
operatedIn Levant NERFINISHED
Northern Iraq NERFINISHED
opposed County of Edessa NERFINISHED
Crusader states NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Principality of Antioch NERFINISHED
partOf Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED
religion Sunni Islam (state affiliation) NERFINISHED
role resisted Crusader expansion
strategicImportance control of routes between Anatolia and Iraq
defense of northern frontier of Seljuk Empire
timePeriod early 12th century
typeOfOrganization feudal-timariot army
usedBy Seljuk sultans NERFINISHED
atabegs of Mosul NERFINISHED

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Battle of Harran (1104) belligerent Seljuk forces of Mosul
Siege of Antioch belligerent Seljuk forces of Mosul
this entity surface form: Relief army of Kerbogha of Mosul