Balak ibn Bahram ibn Artuq L XI / M XII
Balac نور الدولة بلك (Balak 4001)
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Narrative
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Authorship
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Death
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Was besieging Manbij (Hierapolis), when
Joscelin 4001
came with an army from Antioch and Edessa to raise the siege; in a battle he was routed by Joscelin and killed by him in person, fulfilling his dream; only later was his identity realised
. William of Tyre bk. 13, 11.1-15
Description
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Had done a great deal of harm to people of Edessa and was constantly harrying them
civibus multas inferebat iniurias et continuis vexabat molestiis. William of Tyre bk. 4, 6.3-5
Dignity/Office
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Prince
princeps. Albert of Aachen III.24
Education
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Ethnic label
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Turkish (Turkish in descent)
genere Turcus. William of Tyre bk. 7, 7.1
Second Name
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Kinship
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husband of
Anonyma 236
(uxor). Fulcher of Chartres 3.23.6
nephew of
Ilghazi 4001
[Arabic]. Ibn al-Athir X 368 (Richards I 76)
Language Skill
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Location
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al-Haditha (Iraq)
having lost Saruj to the Franks, he took control of al-Haditha [Arabic]. Ibn al-Athir X 368 (Richards I 76)
Amacha
tricked
Baldwin 51
into giving him hostages at Amacha Amacha. Albert of Aachen V.18-19
Anah (Iraq)
Having lost Saruj to the Franks, he took Anah from other Muslims [Arabic]. Ibn al-Athir X 368 (Richards I 76)
Harran
moved his prisoners from Kharpurt to Harran Carran. William of Tyre bk. 12, 19.
Hierapolis (Syria)
was killed in siege of Hierapolis (Syria) Ierapolim. William of Tyre bk. 13, 11.1-15
Kharpurt
held
Baldwin 52
and other captives at Kharpurt Quartapiert. William of Tyre bk. 12, 17.41-43
Saruj (Mesopotamia)
had usurped the town of Saruj (Mesopotamia) Sororgie. Albert of Aachen III.24
was ruler of Saruj (Mesopotamia) Sororgia. William of Tyre bk. 4, 6.3
Zerdana (Syria)
he twice attacked Zerdana Sardanaium. Fulcher of Chartres 3.11.4
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Possession
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Religion
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Eunuchs
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Alternative Name
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Uncertain Ident
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