Question

Who conquered Edessa from the Christians?

Answer 1

Edessa was conquered from the Christians by the Muslim ruler Imad al-Din Zengi in 1144, prompting the Second Crusade.

Step-by-step explanation:

The city of Edessa was conquered from the Christians by a Turkic aristocrat named Imad al-Din Zengi. Zengi, who was the atabeg of Mosul, managed to take Edessa in 1144. This capture of the Crusader state represented a significant setback for the Christian Crusader states in the region and it prompted the launch of the Second Crusade. Although Zengi cultivated the image of a holy warrior and was praised as a defender of Islam, his career was also marked by political schemes and rivalries among Muslim rulers. His assassination precluded the continuation of his anti-crusader campaign, but his actions already had set in motion events that led to further military engagements between the Muslim and Christian forces in the Levant.

Answer 2

Zengi

The First Crusade (1096-99) created four French-Christian states in the Muslim-dominated Middle East - the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Country of Tripoli, the Principality of Antioch and the County of Edessa. But, in 1144, the Muslim ruler of Aleppo in Syria, Zengi, conquered Edessa, shocking the Christian world.

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