Tell Kashfahan

Tell Kashfahan[lower-alpha 1] (Arabic: تل كشفهان) is a tell located in Idlib Governorate, northwestern Syria, on the western bank of the Orontes River near Jisr al-Shughour.[1][2]

Tell Kashfahan
1935 aerial view of the castle
Shown within Syria
LocationSyria
RegionIdlib Governorate
Coordinates35°49′4″N 36°19′48″E

History

The tell was known as Chastel Rugia[3][lower-alpha 2] during the Crusader era. Ralph of Caen reported that Tancred had conquered the region to the southeast of Antioch. In the meantime, Raymond of Aguilers mentioned that he himself along with the bishop of Apt and Peter Bartholomew were at Rugia in mid-September 1098.[4] In January 1099, there was a council of the leaders of the crusade held at Rugia to discuss the expedition to conquer Jerusalem.[4]

William of Tyre recorded that Tancred made Pons of Tripoli promise to marry Cecile of France, and offered her the fortresses of Arzghan and Rugia as a dowry, before his death in 1112.[5] Later on, Pons launched a series of attacks against Fulk, King of Jerusalem and his allies from the Antiochene fortresses Arzghan and Rugia.[6] Fulk attacked Pons near Rugia in late 1132,[7] in which the latter suffered a heavy defeat. Although many of his retainers were captured on the battlefield, he was able to flee.[7][8] However, he lost his rule over both Arzghan and Rugia.[9] The region which was defended by the Knights Hospitaller,[10] was eventually occupied by Nur ad-Din in 1162/3.[11] In 1168, Bohemond III donated half of Rugia to the Hospitallers. Meanwhile, for the other half, they had to liberate it from the rule of Rainald I Masoir's descendants.[12] Later on, Saladin camped at the location during his campaign in the region.[13]

Notes
  1. Also written as Tell Kašfahān.
  2. Not to be confused with Chastel Rouge.

References
  1. "II. Topographie historique". OpenEdition Books (in French).
  2. Dussaud 1927, pp. 158–159.
  3. Riley-Smith 2015, p. 332.
  4. Asbridge 2000, p. 30.
  5. Hodgson 2007, p. 217.
  6. Lewis 2017, pp. 107–108.
  7. Lewis 2017, p. 108.
  8. Lock 2006, p. 41.
  9. Lewis 2017, pp. 108, 112.
  10. Riley-Smith 2015, p. 131.
  11. Buck 2017, p. 45.
  12. Buck 2017, p. 155.
  13. Yaqut al-Hamawi 1906, p. 407.

Sources
  • Asbridge, Thomas S. (2000). The creation of the principality of Antioch, 1098-1130. The Boydell Press. ISBN 9780851156613.
  • Buck, Andrew D. (2017). The Principality of Antioch and Its Frontiers in the Twelfth Century. The Boydell Press. ISBN 9781783271733.
  • Dussaud, René (1927). Topographie historique de la Syrie antique et médiévale (in French). Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
  • Hodgson, Natasha R. (2007). Women, Crusading and the Holy Land in Historical Narrative. The Boydell Press.
  • Lewis, Kevin James (2017). The Counts of Tripoli and Lebanon in the Twelfth Century: Sons of Saint-Gilles. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-4724-5890-2.
  • Lock, Peter (2006). The Routledge Companion to the Crusades. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-39312-6.
  • Riley-Smith, Jonathan (2015). Knights of St.John in Jerusalem and Cyprus. Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 9781349152414.
  • Yaqut al-Hamawi (1906). Muhammad Amin Al-Khanji (ed.). Kitāb Mu'jam al-Buldān (in Arabic). Beirut: Dār Sādar.
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