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The Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the joint Crusader armies

On this day, August 12, 1164, the Battle of Harim was fought 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 at Harim, Syria. Nur ad-Din emerged victorious in the battle and as a result most of the leaders of the opposing army were captured. The lord of Hari…