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1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi http://twitpic.com/20zg7m # R.I.P. 1252 – King Abel
1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi http://twitpic.com/20zg7m # R.I.P. 1252 – King Abel
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