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Alliance between Cilician Armenia and the Crusaders

Type Event Region Asia Time 1111

Around 1111 the Rubenid Kingdom of Cilician Armenia allied militarily and by marriage with Antioch, Edessa, and other Crusader states against the Sel…

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  1. 1111Sis · CiliciaSuccession disputes among the sons of Thoros I gradually subsided; the Armenian princes made Sis their capital, built fortresses, and settled refugees, maintaining an independent Christian kingdom between the Muslims and Byzantium.
  2. 1111Antioch · LevantArmenian princes and Crusader leaders such as Tancred, regent of Antioch, coordinated through marriage and joint military operations to jointly defend against Sultan of Rum attacks and coordinate raids into the Syrian interior.

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