Battle of Inab (1149)

Also known as Battle of Ard al-Hatim, Fons Muratus

On 29 June 1149, Nur ad-Din — the Zengid atabeg whose career would re-unite Muslim Syria — destroyed the field army of the Principality of Antioch at Inab, near the village of Ard al-Hatim. Prince Raymond of Poitiers had ridden out with 4,000 cavalry and 1,000 infantry, accompanied by Ali ibn Wafa and a contingent of Nizari Assassins. Nur ad-Din encircled them with 6,000 men and wiped the army out almost to the last man; Raymond and Ali ibn Wafa were both killed and Raymond's skull was sent in a silver box to the caliph in Baghdad. The Principality of Antioch was permanently reduced in size, losing its eastern frontier, and the Crusader north would never again field an independent army capable of major offensive operations.

Coordinates: 36.5180°, 36.9540°

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