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		He was joined by Joscelin of Courtenay[?], who became lord of the fortress of Turbessel on the Euphrates, an important outpost against the Seljuk Turks.
		Joscelin continued to rule in his lands west of the Euphrates, centered around Turbessel, until 1149, when he was captured in battle by Zengi's son Nur ad-Din, and soon died.
		His wife sold what was left of the County to the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus, and its remaining strong points were captured by Nur ad-Din and the Sultan of Rum within the next year.
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		The part west of the Euphrates was controlled from the stronghold of Turbessel.
		His wife sold Turbessel and what was left of the County to the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus, but these lands were conquered by Nur ad-Din and the Sultan of Rum within the year.
		Turbessel was firstly the lordship of Joscelin I when he was not yet the Count of Edessa.
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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: County of Edessa (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Baldwin of Bourcq (died August 21, 1131) was the second count of Edessa from 1100 to 1118, and the third king of Jerusalem from 1118 until his death.
		In 1150 he was captured, and was kept a prisoner in Aleppo until he died in 1159.
		His wife sold Turbessel and what was left of the County to the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus, but it was captured by Nur ad-Din and the Sultan of Rum within the year.
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		Also, she had told them that she was daughter to the chief or 'kjal' of Barbessel, and so it was perfectly clear that it was she who had been abducted from the province.
		She was describing a building, or a series of buildings, and it was not long before they gathered that she was telling them that she had been in a city in Barbessel, and that the name of the city was Turbessel.
		At this he laughed, wondering if Turbessel was on the same scale as Rome, or even Heraclius, for even though he had seen little of it, he had come to appreciate its size, and the fact that they had been able to muster an army big enough to rout the Romans.
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		Joscelin retreated to Turbessel, unwilling to risk open battle.
		It was now, in 1150, that he drove all the way to Saint Symeon and made good his promise to bathe in the Mediterranean.
		He attacked Turbessel, but Countess Beatrice defended the fortress successfully.
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		In Barbessel, the cradle of Herakian civilisation, the great city of Turbessel stands at the delta of the river Essel as it cascades into the ocean which separates the mainland from Zindora, the vast sub-continent, and from Walfenland, which lies in the middle of that ocean.
		It was, after all, how she was unsed to being treated in Turbessel.
		It was a breathtaking sight, and one in complete contrast to the city of Turbessel, which was built along more traditional lines, ornately carved stone and brick buildings and temples, an open city of green spaces and open-fronted buildings.
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	Baldwin I of Jerusalem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tancred and Baldwin's armies skirmished briefly at Mamistra, but the two never came to open warfare and Tancred marched on towards Antioch.
		After rejoining the main army at Marash, and learning that Godvera had died in the meantime, Baldwin received an invitation from an Armenian named Pakrad, and moved eastwards towards the Euphrates where he occupied Turbessel.
		Another invitation came from Thoros of Edessa, where Baldwin was adopted as Thoros' son and successor.
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		The Armenian Bagrat was suspected, tortured, and escaped to the hills.
		Peter Bartholomew's next vision included a message from Adhémar and Andrew that Bohemond should be given Antioch, and the crusaders should repent and march to Jerusalem; but Raymond still believed that Antioch should be given to the Emperor.
		Robert of Normandy took over Latakia (Laodicea) from Edgar Atheling; but he governed so badly that he was forced out after a few weeks and was replaced by a Byzantine governor from Cyprus.
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		Raymond of Antioch had refused to march with Louis, and probably could not have afforded to leave even had he wanted to.
		Likewise, Joscelin of Edessa was preoccupied with defending Turbessel, so none of the major northern princes were present.
		When the time came on June 24th to consider the objectives of the crusader army, the strategy reflected southern concerns.
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		Manasses of Hierges, Philip of Milly and others were sent from Jerusalem to assist, but arrived too late.
		Joscelin II continued to rule the remnants of the county from Turbessel, but little by little the rest of the territory was captured or sold to the Byzantines.
		Zengi himself was praised throughout Islam as "defender of the faith" and al-Malik al-Mansur, "the victorious king".
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	Ikhwan as-Safa' 10-12
		Raids by horsemen suggest the advance parties of a strike towards Antioch.
		Scouts operating from Turbessel indicate Balak moving west.
		Bohemond favours pushing east to cut off the southern blow, and then strike quickly at Edessa, encircling Balak.
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	Tellbasar Kalesi, Turkey
		Perched on a large settlement mound about 30km/20mi southeast of Gaziantep, near the township of Til Bahram, can be seen Turbessel Fort.
		A gate, fragments of wall, and some fortress buildings have survived.
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	Digression of the Family of Courtenay
		He challenged the hostility of the Turks, without securing the friendship of the prince of Antioch; and, amidst the peaceful luxury of Turbessel, in Syria, (72) Joscelin neglected the defence of the Christian frontier beyond the Euphrates.
		See his Chronicle, in the Historians of France, (tom.
		[Footnote 72: Turbessel, or, as it is now styled, Telbesher, is fixed by D'Anville four-and-twenty miles from the great passage over the Euphrates at Zeugma.]
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		In any case, Baldwin became the new ruler, taking the title of Count (having been Count o...
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