Assassination of Atabeg Mawdud

Timeline

1. 1113Syria · SyriaMawdud led Mosul and Seljuk reinforcements south into Syria; after defeat at the Battle of Sanjabar he continued operating in the Levant, trying to maintain military pressure on the Crusader states and the Damascus regime.
2. 1113Damascus · SyriaMawdud was killed by assassins inside Damascus; the identity of the killers is disputed—traditional historiography largely points to Ismaili assassins, while some scholars argue it involved a plot by the Damascus authorities or Crusader allies.