Raids of Raynald de Châtillon (1160s)

Timeline

1. 1156–1159Around Antioch · SyriaRaynald became regent of Antioch through marriage to Princess Constance, repeatedly violating truce arrangements agreed between the King of Jerusalem and Byzantium, raiding trade routes and towns toward Aleppo, and even clashing with Byzantium, sustaining military expenses with plunder.
2. 1159–1160Inab · SyriaRaynald led a small force out and was ambushed by Nur al-Din's army at Inab, where his force was almost entirely destroyed and he himself was captured. The battle severely damaged Antioch's military strength, the regency remained vacant for a long period, and the Kingdom of Jerusalem was forced to assume greater defense responsibilities.
3. 1160–1169Antioch · SyriaAfter Raynald's capture and long imprisonment, Antioch was sustained jointly by a regency council and the court of Jerusalem. The principality's strength was weakened, its diplomacy constrained by Byzantium and Jerusalem, and the Muslim hostility left by his earlier raids continued to affect regional peace negotiations.