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Belek Ghazi

d. 1124 · 12th century · Also known as Balak

Belek Ghazi was an Artuqid Turkoman emir, a nephew of Ilghazi, who held Harput and other fortresses in eastern Anatolia. In 1122 he captured Joscelin I of the County of Edessa and in 1123 King Baldwin II of Jerusalem, holding them at Harput, though Joscelin escaped. He took Aleppo in 1123 but was killed in 1124 while besieging Manbij.

Belek Ghazi
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Artuqids of Harput

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