Fall of Saruj | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Zengids | Remnants of the County of Edessa | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Imad al-Din Zengi | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Fall of Saruj in 1145 saw the main surviving Frankish fortress of Edessa fall to the Zengids.[1]
Following his great victory in the Siege of Edessa in 1144 Imad al-Din Zengi marched towards Saruj, the main surviving fortress of Edessa situated east of the Euphrates.[1][2] The Frankish fortress of Saruj fell to Zengi in January 1145.[1][2]