Battle of Azaz (1125)

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Battle of Azaz
Part of the Crusades
Baldwin II coin
Date June 11, 1125 Location Azaz, Seljuk Empire (modern Syria) Result Crusader victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Jerusalem  Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Principality of Antioch County of Edessa County of Tripoli	Seljuk Turks Artuqids Burid dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Baldwin II of Jerusalem Leo I of Armenia Joscelin I of Edessa Pons of Tripoli	Aq-Sunqur il-Bursuqi Toghtekin
Strength
3,100 1,100 knights 2,000 infantry	15,000
Casualties and losses
20 including 5 knights[1]	1,000–5,015 killed

The Battle of Azaz was a major battle fought between king Baldwin II's crusader forces and the Muslims, led by Aq-Sunqur al-Bursuqi, the Seljuq atabeg of Mosul on 11 June 1125. Being one of the bloodiest confrontations before the Second Crusade, the battle resulted in a decisive victory for the Crusaders, causing disturbances of power in the Levant and weakened Seljuk domination in the area. Contemporary chronicler Matthew of Edessa even states that the remnants of al-Bursuqi's army were chased all the way to Aleppo. The battle effectively lifted the siege of the town of Azaz and prevented it from falling to Turkoman hands. (One authority says the battle was fought on June 13.^[2])