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Year 1149 ( MCXLIX ) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
The 1160s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1160, and ended on December 31, 1169.
Year 1135 (MCXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
The 1090s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1090, and ended on December 31, 1099.
The 1100s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1100, and ended on December 31, 1109.
The 1140s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1140, and ended on December 31, 1149.
Year 1147 (MCXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
The 1110s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1110, and ended on December 31, 1119.
Year 1168 (MCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1176 (MCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1176th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 176th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of 12th century, and the 7th year of the 1170s decade.
Year 1169 (MCLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1167 (MCLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1137 (MCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1145 (MCXLV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1148 (MCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1104 (MCIV) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1105 (MCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī, commonly known as Nur ad-Din, was a Turkoman member of the Zengid dynasty, who ruled the Syrian province of the Seljuk Empire. He reigned from 1146 to 1174. He is regarded as an important figure of the Second Crusade.
The Battle of Inab, also called Battle of Ard al-Hâtim or Fons Muratus, was fought on 29 June 1149, during the Second Crusade. The Zengid army of the atabeg Nur al-Din Zengi destroyed the combined army of Prince Raymond of Poitiers and the Assassins of Ali ibn-Wafa. The Principality of Antioch was subsequently pillaged and reduced in size as its eastern border was pushed west.
The siege of Ascalon took place from 25 January to 22 August 1153, in the time period between the Second and Third Crusades, and resulted in the capture of the Fatimid Egyptian fortress by the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Ascalon was an important castle that was used by the Fatimids to launch raids into the Crusader kingdom's territory, and by 1153 it was the last coastal city in Palestine that was not controlled by the Crusaders.
The Battle of Harim (Harenc) was fought on 12 August 1164 at Harim, Syria, between the forces of Nur ad-Din, and a combined army from the County of Tripoli, the Principality of Antioch, the Byzantine Empire, and Armenia. Nur ad-Din won a crushing victory, capturing most of the leaders of the opposing army.