Battle of Qinnasrin explained

Conflict:	Battle of Qinnasrin
Date:	1135
Place:	Qinnasrin
Result:	Zengid victory
Combatant1:	Zengids
Combatant2:	County of Tripoli
Commander1:	Imad al-Din Zengi
Commander2:	Pons of Tripoli
Strength1:	Unknown
Strength2:	Unknown
Casualties1:	Unknown
Casualties2:	Unknown

The Battle of Qinnasrin took place between the Zengids and the County of Tripoli following a successful campaign against Antioch led by Imad al-Din Zengi.^[1]

In 1135 Imad al-Din Zengi led a campaign against Antioch during which he captured Atharib, Zardana, Tell Aghdi, Ma’arat al-Nu’man, Ma’arrat Misrin and Kafartab.^[2]

The Count of Tripoli, Pons, in an attempt to make up for the loss of Ma’arat al-Nu’man and block the road that crossed Syria from north to south, launched an attack on Qinnasrin, however Zengi repelled the attack and the Franks retreated.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Alptekin, Coskun. "The reign of Zangī (521-541/1127-1146)." PhD diss., SOAS University of London, 1972.
2. Baldwin, Marshall W. A History of the Crusades, Volume 1: The First Hundred Years. Vol. 1. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016.
3. Mikaberidze, Alexander, ed. Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia, 2 volumes: A Historical Encyclopedia. abc-clio, 2011.
4. Rousset, Marie-Odile. "Hadir, Hadir–Qinnasrin, Qinnasrin, que sait-on de la capitale de la Syrie du Nord au début de l'Islam?." In Residences, Castles, Settlements. Transformation Processes from Late Antiquity to Early Islam in Bilad al-Sham, pp. 355-374. 2006.