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==== April–June ====
* [[April 18]] – King [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem]] is captured by Turkish forces under [[Belek Ghazi]] – while preparing to practice [[falconry]] near Gargar on the [[Euphrates]]. Most of the Crusader army is massacred, and Baldwin is taken to the castle at [[Harpoot|Kharput]]. To save the situation the [[Republic of Venice|Venetians]] are asked to help. Doge [[Domenico Michiel]] lifts the siege of [[Corfu]] (see [[1122]]) and takes his fleet to [[Acre, Israel|Acre]], arriving at the port in the end of May.<ref>[[Steven Runciman]] (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 131. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* [[May 9]] – A fire in the city of [[Lincoln, England]], nearly destroys the Lincolnshire town; it is memorialized 600 years later by historian [[Paul de Rapin]].<ref name="Fires">"Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance'', Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p.72.</ref>
* [[May 29]] – [[Battle of Yibneh]]: A Crusader army led by [[Eustace Grenier]] defeats the [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid]] forces (16,000 men) near [[Yibna|Ibelin]]. Despite the numerical superiority, Vizier [[Al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi]] is forced to withdraw to [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]] while his camp is plundered by the Crusaders. Eustace returns to Jerusalem in triumph, but later dies on [[June 15]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', pp. 133–134. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* [[May 30]] – The Venetian fleet arrives at [[Ascalon]] and instantly sets about attacking the Fatimid fleet. The Egyptians fall into a trap, caught between two Venetian squadrons, and are destroyed or captured. While sailing back to Acre, the Venetians capture a merchant-fleet of ten richly laden vessels.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 134. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* [[May]] – Baldwin II and [[Joscelin I, Count of Edessa|Joscelin I]] are rescued by 50 [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenian]] soldiers (disguised as monks and merchants) at Kharput. They kill the guards, and infiltrate the castle where the prisoners are kept. Joscelin escapes to seek help. However, the castle is soon besieged by Turkish forces under Belek Ghazi – and is after some time recaptured. Baldwin and [[Waleran of Le Puiset]] are moved for greater safety to the castle of [[Harran]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', pp. 132–133. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* [[June]] – King [[David IV of Georgia]], nicknamed "Davit IV Aghmashenebeli" ("David the Builder") by his subjects, defeats [[Mahmud II (Seljuk sultan)|Sultan Mahmud II]] of the [[Seljuk Empire]] (encompassing much of what is now Iraq and Iran).<ref>Lorenzo Pubblici, ''Mongol Caucasia: Invasions, Conquest, and Government of a Frontier Region in Thirteenth-Century Eurasia (1204–1295)'' (Brill, 2022) p.20</ref>