Nur al-Din, besieging Damascus, summoned to accept surrender of Tell Bashir

Summary:
As Nur al-Din was besieging Dasmascus, he received a letter from some lieutenants of Joscelin II, asking him to go to Tell Bashir to receive the town; he wrote in turn to Majd al-Din b. al-Daya, his deputy in Aleppo, telling him to go to Tell Bashir and receive it on his behalf. Majd al-Din carried out the request 
Dates:
1151 
Majd al-Din b. al-Daya (Majdaddin 101)
  • He went and received the citadel of Tall Bashir from some lieutenants of Joscelin 4002 on behalf of Nur al-Din 4001 (:) كتب الى مجد الدين ...نائبه بحلب فسار اليه وتسلمه Ibn Shaddad 379
Nur al-Din al-Malik al-'Adil of Aleppo (Nur al-Din 4001)
  • As he was besieging Damascus, he received a letter from some lieutenants of Joscelin 4002, asking him to go to Tell Bashir to receive the town; he wrote in turn to Majdaddin 101, his deputy in Aleppo, telling him to go to Tell Bashir on his behalf (:) كتب من فيه من نواب جوسلين الى الملك العادل وهو على دمشق يتسليم الحصن اليه فكتب الى مجد الدين ...نائبه في حلب فسار اليه وتسلمه Ibn Shaddad 379