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==== Levant ====
* [[June 11]] &ndash; [[Battle of Azaz (1125)|Battle of Azaz]]: The [[Crusader states]] led by King [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem]] defeat the [[Seljuk Empire|Seljuk forces]] at [[Azaz]] and raise the siege of the town. Baldwin mobilizes a force of 1,100 armoured knights (from [[Principality of Antioch|Antioch]], [[County of Edessa|Edessa]] and [[County of Tripoli|Tripoli]]) and 2,000 foot-soldiers. The Crusaders capture the Seljuk camp and Baldwin takes enough [[Looting|loot]] to [[ransom]] the prisoners taken by the [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuk Turks]] (including his 4-year-old daughter [[Ioveta of Bethany|Ioveta]] and [[Joscelin II, Count of Edessa|Joscelin II]] who are taken hostage). [[Aqsunqur al-Bursuqi|Aq-Sunqur al-Bursuqi]], governor (''[[atabeg]]'') of [[Mosul]], withdraws to [[Aleppo]] and is forced to make a truce, leaving the frontier in northern [[Syria]] in peace for 18 months.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 140. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>