Battle of Harran (1104)

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The Battle of Harran (1104) was a major Crusader defeat near the city of Harran in northern Mesopotamia that significantly weakened the Principality of Antioch and marked a turning point in the early Crusades.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Carrhae (1104) 1
Battle of Harran (1104) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Crusades battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
affectedEntity County of Edessa ⓘ
Crusader States ⓘ
linked to: Crusader states

Principality of Antioch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Carrhae (1104) ⓘ
belligerent Artuqid forces ⓘ
County of Edessa ⓘ
Principality of Antioch ⓘ
Seljuk forces of Mosul ⓘ
commander Baldwin II of Edessa ⓘ
Bohemond I of Antioch ⓘ
Jikirmish of Mosul ⓘ
Joscelin I of Courtenay ⓘ
Sökmen of Mardin ⓘ
Tancred of Hauteville ⓘ
consequence capture of Baldwin II of Edessa ⓘ
capture of Joscelin I of Courtenay ⓘ
loss of Crusader prestige in the region ⓘ
turning point in the early Crusades ⓘ
weakening of the County of Edessa ⓘ
weakening of the Principality of Antioch ⓘ
durationOfCaptivityForBaldwinII approximately 4 years ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy increased Muslim pressure on Crusader states ⓘ
hasCasualties heavy Crusader casualties ⓘ
hasDate 7 May 1104 ⓘ
hasPrisoners many Crusader nobles captured ⓘ
hasYear 1104 ⓘ
historicalSignificance first major field defeat of the Crusaders in the East after the First Crusade ⓘ
influenced subsequent Muslim unification efforts against Crusaders ⓘ
involvedForceType Turkish mounted archers ⓘ
heavy cavalry ⓘ
locatedIn northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay southeastern Turkey ⓘ
locatedNear Harran ⓘ
linked to: Ḫarrānu
outcome major Crusader defeat ⓘ
partOf Crusader–Muslim wars ⓘ
linked to: Crusades

Crusades ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Edessa (1104) ⓘ
relatedTo First Crusade aftermath ⓘ
result decisive Muslim victory ⓘ
strategicObjective control of Harran and surrounding region ⓘ
tacticalFeature use of feigned retreat by Muslim forces ⓘ
typeOfEngagement field battle ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bohemond I of Antioch → notableWork → Battle of Harran (1104) ⓘ
Battle of Harran (1104) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Carrhae (1104) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Harran (1104)