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Expansion of the County of Tripoli

Type Event Region Western Asia Time 1131–1140

In the 1130s, the County of Tripoli under Count Pons and his son Raymond II continued expanding inland, controlling Lebanese mountain fortresses and …

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  1. 1131–1135Tripoli and the Lebanese mountains · LebanonIn the early 1130s, Count Pons consolidated control over the coastal cities of Tripoli and pushed into the Lebanese mountains, building and fortifying several castles. Through cooperation with the Knights Hospitaller, the county incorporated Hospitaller castles into its defensive system, forming an in-depth defense network.
  2. 1135–1137Homs and the Lebanese frontier · SyriaThe County of Tripoli's expansion toward Homs touched the sphere of interest of the Atabeg state of Damascus. In 1137, Count Pons was killed near Homs while fighting forces under Buri, halting the county's expansion, though the castles and trade routes already captured remained under Crusader control.
  3. 1137–1140Tripoli · LebanonPons's son Raymond II succeeded as a minor, maintaining the county's territory with the aid of regents. By the late 1130s, the County of Tripoli had become one of the most stable Crusader states in the northern Levant, maintaining close military cooperation with the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Principality of Antioch.

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