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==== Levant ====
* [[Battle of Shaizar]]: Sultan [[Muhammad I Tapar]] appoints [[Mawdud|Mawdud ibn Altuntash]], Turkic governor (''[[atabeg]]'') of [[Mosul]], to lead a Seljuk expedition against the Crusaders. The composite force includes Muslim contingents from [[Damascus]], [[Diyarbakır]], [[Ahlat]] and some Persian troops, headed by [[Bursuq ibn Bursuq]] from [[Hamadan]]. The Crusaders (16,000 men), led by King [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem]], are cut off from their supplies, and within two weeks (due to constant Seljuk skirmishes) forced to fall back on [[Apamea (Euphrates)|Afamiya]] in northern [[Syria]].<ref>[[Steven Runciman]] (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', pp. 98–99. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* Winter &ndash; Crusaders, led by Baldwin I, besiege [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]], without a supporting fleet. While besieging the town, a Byzantine embassy arrives in the Crusader camp. The Byzantines try to persuade Baldwin to join a coalition against [[Tancred, Prince of Galilee|Tancred]], Italo-Norman prince of [[principality of Galilee|Galilee]], but he refuses.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 75. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>