Belek Ghazi
Ghazi Belek | |
|---|---|
Artukids | |
| In office 1112–1124 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 6 May 1124 countship of Edessa |
Belek Ghazi (Nuruddevle Belek or Balak) was a Turkish bey in the early 12th century.
Early life
His father was Behram and his grandfather was Artuk Bey, an important figure of the Seljuk Empire in the 11th century. He was a short-term governor of Suruç (now a district center in Şanlıurfa Province of Turkey). The city was captured during the First Crusade in 1098. He took part in the Seljuk expedition to Antioch which was recently lost to Crusaders, but the campaign ended in failure. He was also present during the Crusade of 1101 which resulted in Seljuk victory.[1]
Beylik in Harput
In 1112, Belek captured
Anatolian Seljuk sultan Kilij Arslan. By this prestigious marriage, he formed family ties with the Seljuk family.[3]
In 1120, Belek together with
emir of Aleppo
.
Death and aftermath
In 1124, he was invited to defend
Turbessel (nowTilbaşar),[6] and maintained the siege until he was hit and killed by an arrow on 6 May 1124.[8][6] His cousin Husam al-Din Timurtash ibn Ilghazi took his dead body back to Aleppo on the next day.[8][3]
Shortly after his death Harput was annexed by the Artukids of Hasankeyf. Nevertheless, in 1185 another beylik was founded by Artukids in Harput.
Notes
- ^ The beylik of Mengüceks was an early Anatolian beylik.
References
- ^ Albert of Aix. LIBER VIII, CAP. XXIII.
- ^ Yücel-Yaşar, p.167
- ^ a b c Belek Gazi
- ^ Yücel-Yaşar,p.153
- ^ Yücel Yaşar, p168
- ^ a b c Harari 2007, p. 87.
- ^ Purton 2009, p. 225.
- ^ a b Richards 2010, p. 619.
Sources
- Yücel, Yaşar; Sevim, Ali (1990). Türkiye Tarihi Cilt I. Ankara: AKDTYK Yayınları.
- Gurur (2015). "Belek Gazi hayatı". Bilgi Dünyası.
Bibliography
- Harari, Yuval Noah (2007). Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry 1100–1550. The Boydell Press. ISBN 978-1-84383-292-8.
- Purton, Peter Fraser (2009). A History of the Early Medieval Siege, C. 450-1220. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 9781843834489.
- Richards, D. S. (2010). The Chronicle of Ibn Al-Athir for the Crusading Period from Al-Kamil Fi'L-Ta'Rikh.: The Years 491-541/1097-1146 the Coming of the Franks and the Muslim Response. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9780754669500.