Burid dynasty

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Establishment

• January 1105: The Burid dynasty was a dynasty of Turkish origin which ruled over the Emirate of Damascus in the early 12th century.

Chronology

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1. Crusades

The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the Medieval period. The best known of these military expeditions are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291.

1.1. Second Crusade

Was the second of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the forces of Zengi.

• July 1148: Siege of Damascus.
• July 1148: The siege of Damascus resulted in the defeat of the Crusaders and the territory of Damascus remained under Burid control.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• January 1136: Expansion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem by ca. 1140 AD:
• June 1140: Jerusalemite and Damascene troops capture Banias.
• June 1147: Baldwin III of Jerusalem makes a raid against the fertile Hauran region near Damascus.
• July 1147: The forces of Baldwin III of Jerusalem leave the Hauran region after a raid.

Disestablishment

• January 1155: The Burids ruled Damascus until 1154, when it was taken by the Zengid ruler of Aleppo, Nur ed-Din.

Selected Sources

• Shephard, W. R. (1923): Historical Atlas, New York, Henry Holt and Company, p. 68