Siege of Hama (1130)
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Siege of Hama (1130)
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The siege of Hama was led by Imad al-Din Zengi who besieged and captured the city of Hama, then held by the Burids. At the beginning of 1130 Zengi desired to gain political legitimacy in Syria, as a result he married the daughter of the former ruler of Aleppo. This move may have given him prestige over the Damascene Burids whom Zengi had sent several messages to inviting them to join him in a jihad against the Crusaders. When Buri overcame his doubts about Zengi he sent his son Sawinj, lord of H
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