Artuqid forces
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The Artuqid forces were the Turkmen troops of the Artuqid dynasty, a powerful Muslim ruling house in Upper Mesopotamia and Anatolia that frequently fought against the Crusader states in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic military forces
ⓘ
Turkmen troops ⓘ medieval military force ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| activeInRegion |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Seljuk Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zengid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Turkic ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
County of Edessa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crusader states NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreUnitType |
horse archers
ⓘ
light cavalry ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
raiding
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Turkmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedIn |
Diyarbakır
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hisn Kayfa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mardin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | Artuqid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCulture | Oghuz Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryType | cavalry-dominated army ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
campaigns in northern Syria
ⓘ
wars against the Crusaders ⓘ |
| politicalLoyalty | Artuqid emirs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | Turkic beylik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase | Turkmen tribal groups ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic–Christian conflict during the Crusades ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Artuq ibn Aksab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ilghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Najm al-Din Ilghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Timurtash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedArmor |
lamellar armor
ⓘ
mail armor ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
ambush warfare
ⓘ
hit-and-run raids ⓘ mounted archery ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
composite bow
ⓘ
spear ⓘ sword ⓘ |
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