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Principality of Antioch

Type Object Region Syria Time 1098–1268

A Latin crusader principality founded by Bohemond I during the First Crusade in 1098, centered on the city of Antioch in northern Syria and controlli…

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  1. 1098–1100Antioch · SyriaAfter the crusaders besieged and captured Antioch, Bohemond I established a Latin principality controlling the Orontes Valley in northern Syria and the routes leading to Anatolia.
  2. 1121–1130Antioch · SyriaIn the 1120s the principality, under rulers such as Roger of Salerno, participated in Levantine military alliances, fought jointly with the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and meanwhile coped with pressure from the Seljuks and local Muslim powers.
  3. 1131–1268Northern Syria · SyriaIn the mid-to-late 12th century the principality's territory was gradually nibbled away by surrounding powers; in 1268 the Mamluk sultan Baybars captured the city of Antioch, and the Latin principality came to an end as a political entity.

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