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Kerbogha (كربغا en árabe, Kürboğa en turco ), fue un atabeg de Mosul durante la Primera Cruzada. En 1098, cuando este general de renombre supo que los cruzados habían cercado Antioquía, partió con su ejército para auxiliar la ciudad. · Cuando llegó al sitio, el 7 de junio, descubrió que los cristianos habían tomado la ciudad ...
The crusaders, desperate for survival, offered to abandon the city in return for the sparing of their lives, but Kerbogha refused to agree to their terms. Meanwhile, those who tried to flee the city by scaling down its walls were met with ambush and either were killed or narrowly escaped death.
Kerbogha's mighty army was actually made up of levies from Baghdad, Persia, Palestine and Damascus, and the internal quarrels amongst the Emirs took precedence over any unity against the Franks. The only thing that united his allies was a common fear of Kerbogha's real goal, which was the conquest of all their lands.
Then Shams ad Daulah replied to Kerbogha: “If you can kill all of the Franks and chop their heads off and carefully bring them to me, I shall truly give you the before-mentioned citadel; and, finally, I shall pay homage to you and protect the citadel in fealty.” Kerbogha demanded: “It is impossible for you to sit around and think and ...
Robert erases other incidents of conversation during the campaign in Antioch. He describes the mission that Peter the Hermit and Herluin undertake to Kerbogha’s camp (Historia Iherosolimitana, 825 – 27). They attempt to convince Kerbogha that these lands belong to Christians and that he should withdraw, with no mention of conversion.
28 de jun. de 2021 · Kerbogha was taken by surprise by the organization and discipline of the Christian army. This motivated, unified Christian army was in fact so large that Kerbogha's strategy of dividing his own forces was ineffective. He was quickly routed by the Crusaders. He was forced to retreat and returned to Mosul a broken man.
