Editing 1149 (section)

==== Levant ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Nur ad-Din (died 1174)|Nur al-Din]], Seljuk ruler (''[[atabeg]]'') of [[Aleppo]], invades the [[Principality of Antioch]] and defeats the Crusaders under [[Raymond of Poitiers]] at [[Bagras|Baghras]]. He moves southward to besiege the fortress of [[Inab]], one of the few strongholds of the Crusaders east of the [[Orontes River]]. Raymond with a small army (supported by the [[Order of Assassins|Assassin]] allies under [[Order of Assassins#The next generation|Ali ibn Wafa]]) hurries to its rescue. Nur al-Din, misinformed of the strength of the Crusader forces, retreats. In fact the [[Zengid dynasty|Zangid]] forces (some 6,000 men) outnumber the Crusaders by over four to one. Against Ali's advice Raymond decides to reinforce the garrison of Inab.<ref>[[Steven Runciman]] (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 266. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* [[April]] &ndash; King [[Louis VII of France|Louis VII]] and Queen [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] sail homeward in separate Sicilian ships. While the fleet rounds the [[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]] (southern [[Greece]]) it is attacked by ships of the [[Byzantine navy]]. Louis gives orders to raise the [[Kingdom of France|French flag]] and is allowed to sail on. But the ships containing many of his followers and his possessions are captured and taken as a war-prize to Constantinople.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 232. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* [[June 29]] &ndash; [[Battle of Inab]]: The Zangid army under Nur al-Din defeats the combined army of Raymond of Poitiers and the Assassins of Ali ibn Wafa at Inab. After the battle, Nur al-Din invades Antiochene territory and captures the fortresses of [[Artah]] and [[Harem, Syria|Harim]]. He then turns west to appear before the walls of [[Antioch]] itself and raids as far as [[Port Saint Symeon|St. Symeon]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 266. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* July &ndash; King [[Baldwin III of Jerusalem|Baldwin III]] receives an urgent request for help from Antioch to break the incomplete Zangid blockade of the city. Meanwhile, the Crusaders fail to retake Harim.<ref>David Nicolle (2009). ''The Second Crusade 1148: Disaster outside Damascus'', p. 83. {{ISBN|978-1-84603-354-4}}.</ref> Nur al-Din strengthens his siege of Antioch, but it is too large to surround. A truce is agreed under which Harim and farther east territory remains under [[Seljuk Empire|Seljuk]] dominance.
* [[July 15]] &ndash; The [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] in [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] is consecrated, after reconstruction.