Ioannes II with crusader allies captured Buza'a, with much booty & many prisoners

Summary:
Ioannes II with his crusader allies approached the Euphrates and attacked Buza'a; its people won the first skirmish, but were then driven back and besieged in the city under a hail of stones, till they preserved their lives by handing over their wealth. Buza'a was handed over to the count of Edessa 
Dates:
1138 
Emperor Ioannes II Komnenos (Ioannes 2)
  • Marching from Antioch, he approached the Euphrates and attacked Buza'a; its people won the first skirmish, but were then shut up in the city and pounded by stones, till they saved their lives by handing over their wealth (:) Niketas Choniates, Historia 27.10-28.25
  • Attacked northern Syria, capturing Buza'‘a with booty and prisoners — which were, however, lost by the imperial secretary Thomas 17001 (:) Kinnamos 19.8-19
  • He with his allies conquered innumerable cities, taking vast numbers of prisoners and capturing vast quantities of booty (:) Italikos 261.24-262.10
  • He captured, with the help of his crusader allies, the jewel of the Arab cities beyond Antioch (Buza'a), which gave them extremely rich booty and countless prisoners of all ages (:) Basilakios, Orationes et epistulae 64.23-65.7
Joscelin II, count of Edessa (Joscelin 4002)
  • After Buza'a had been captured, he received it from Ioannes 2, who sent a raiding party across the Euphrates to gather booty (:) Niketas Choniates, Historia 28.26-28