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==== Levant ====
* Spring &ndash; The Crusaders under [[Pons, Count of Tripoli|Pons]], count of [[County of Tripoli|Tripoli]], attack the fortress of [[Raphanea|Rafaniya]] (once held by Pons' grandfather [[Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse|Raymond IV]]), which dominates the entry of the [[Beqaa Valley|Buqaia]] from the [[Orontes River|Orontes]] Valley. They besiege the fortress for 18 days and capture it on [[March 31]].<ref name=Runciman>{{cite book|author-link=Steven Runciman|first=Steven|last=Runciman|year=1952|title=A History of The Crusades. Vol '''II''': The Kingdom of Jerusalem|pages=140–141|publisher=Penguin Books, Limited |isbn=978-0-241-29876-3}}</ref>
* Autumn &ndash; [[Bohemond II of Antioch|Bohemond II]] takes over his inheritance of the [[Principality of Antioch]]. He sails from [[Otranto]] with a Norman fleet of 24 ships, carrying a number of troops and horses. Bohemond lands at the port of [[Port Saint Symeon|St. Symeon]] early in October and is welcomed at [[Antioch]].<ref name=Runciman/>