Seljuk forces of Mosul

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The Seljuk forces of Mosul were a regional army of the Seljuk Empire based in Mosul, notable for their role in resisting the Crusader states in the early 12th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military unit
activeDuring Crusades
First Crusade era
reign of Sultan Muhammad I Tapar
allegiance Great Seljuk Empire
linked to: Seljuk Empire
associatedWith Mosul as a Seljuk frontier city
basedIn Mosul
commandStructure under atabeg of Mosul
conflict Muslim–Crusader conflicts
linked to: Crusades

wars against Crusader states
country Seljuk Empire
era High Middle Ages
ethnicComposition Kurdish auxiliaries
Turkic military elites
local Arab auxiliaries
governedBy Seljuk military-administrative system
languageOfCommand Arabic
Persian
Turkic
locatedIn Iraq (historical region)
linked to: Iraq

Upper Mesopotamia
militaryBranch cavalry
infantry
mounted archers
notableFor campaigns in northern Mesopotamia
participation in Muslim resistance to Crusaders
regional defense of Mosul
operatedIn Levant
linked to: Levant region

Northern Iraq
linked to: northern Iraq
opposed County of Edessa
Crusader states
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Principality of Antioch
partOf Seljuk Empire
religion Sunni Islam (state affiliation)
linked to: Sunni Islam
role resisted Crusader expansion
strategicImportance control of routes between Anatolia and Iraq
defense of northern frontier of Seljuk Empire
timePeriod early 12th century
typeOfOrganization feudal-timariot army
usedBy Seljuk sultans
atabegs of Mosul
linked to: Jikirmish of Mosul

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Battle of Harran (1104) belligerent Seljuk forces of Mosul
Siege of Antioch belligerent Relief army of Kerbogha of Mosul
linked to: Seljuk forces of Mosul