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Yaghi-Siyan ( died June 3, 1098 ) was the governor of Antioch during the First Crusade.
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Malik Shah died in 1092, and his successor Tutush I granted Yaghi-Siyan more territory around Manbij and Turbessel.
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On the night of June 2-June 3, 1098, the crusaders entered the city ; Yaghi-Siyan fled with his bodyguard, while his son stayed behind to defend the citadel.
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Duqaq had the support of Yaghi-Siyan of Antioch, who had no quarrel with Radwan but disliked Radwan's atabeg Janah ad-Dawla ; joining Yaghi-Siyan and Duqaq was Ilghazi, governor of Jerusalem.
However, Radwan soon quarrelled with Janah ad-Dawla, who captured Homs from him, and with his atabeg out of the alliance, Yaghi-Siyan was much more willing to assist him.
Over the winter of 1097-1098, Antioch was besieged by the Crusaders, and Yaghi-Siyan and his son Shams ad-Dawla sought help from Duqaq.
Duqaq had the support of Yaghi-Siyan of Antioch, who had no quarrel with Radwan but disliked Janah ad-Dawla ; joining Yaghi-Siyan and Duqaq was Ilghazi, governor of Jerusalem.
However, Radwan soon quarreled with Janah ad-Dawla, who captured Homs from him, and with his atabeg out of the alliance, Yaghi-Siyan was much more willing to assist him.
Yaghi-Siyan was made governor of Antioch in 1087 and held the position when the crusaders arrived in 1097.
Yaghi-Siyan was aware of the approaching crusader army as it marched through Anatolia in 1097 ; the city stood between the crusaders and Palestine.
Yaghi-Siyan then sent out appeals for help: his request was turned down by Ridwan of Aleppo because of personal animosity, however Yaghi-Siyan was more success in his approaches to other nobles in the region and Duqaq of Damascus, Toghtekin, Kerbogha, the sultans of Baghdad and Persia, and the emir of Homs all agreed to send reinforcements.
For the first fortnight of the siege the crusaders were able to forage in the surrounding area as the defenders chose not to leave the safety of the city walls, however in November Yaghi-Siyan learned that the crusaders felt the city would not fall to an assault so was able to turn his attentions from the defensive to harrying the besiegers.
Yaghi-Siyan had reconciled with Ridwan of Allepo and the advancing army was under his command.
The crusaders set to work building siege engines, as well as a fort, called La Mahomerie, to block the Bridge Gate and prevent Yaghi-Siyan attacking the crusader supply line from the ports of Saint Simon and Alexandretta, whilst also repairing the abandoned monastery to the west of the Gate of Saint George, which was still being used to deliver food to the city.
Yaghi-Siyan fled but was captured by some Syrian Christians outside the city.
He was imprisoned by the Turkish governor, Yaghi-Siyan, who suspected his loyalty.
He was a Turkic slave of the Seljuk sultan Malik Shah I, who had captured Antioch in 1085 and appointed Yaghi-Siyan governor around 1090.
Ridwan's claim to Aleppo was opposed by an alliance of Yaghi-Siyan, Ilghazi, and Duqaq.
Despite the alliance, Yaghi-Siyan was left alone to fight the crusaders with only his personal army in Antioch.
Over the winter of 1097-1098, Antioch was besieged by the Crusaders, and Yaghi-Siyan and his son Shams ad-Dawla sought help from Duqaq.
In February Ridwan's army was also defeated ; while the crusader army was away from the city fighting Ridwan, Yaghi-Siyan marched out to attack the foot-soldiers left behind to defend the camp, but he too was pushed back when the victorious crusaders returned.
Yaghi-Siyan and governor
Antioch lay on the crusaders ' route to Palestine, and anticipating that it would be attacked the Muslim governor of the city, Yaghi-Siyan, began stockpiling food and sending requests for help.
During his escape, Yaghi-Siyan fell from his horse, and as his guards found it impossible to bring the injured governor with them, they left him on the ground and rode away without him.
Yaghi-Siyan and Antioch
Meanwhile, back in Antioch Yaghi-Siyan began stockpiling supplies in anticipation of a siege.
At the same time, Yaghi-Siyan had led his garrison out of Antioch and attacked the crusader infantry.
In 1096 Ilghazi allied with Duqaq of Damascus and Yaghi-Siyan of Antioch against Radwan of Aleppo ; Duqaq and Radwan were fighting for control of Syria after the death of Tutush.
In March Yaghi-Siyan ambushed the crusaders who were bringing wood and other material back from the port of St. Simeon ; when the crusader camp at Antioch heard that Raymond and Bohemund had been killed, there was mass confusion, and Yaghi-Siyan attacked the rest of the army under Godfrey of Bouillon.
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Raymond took the palatium Cassiani ( the palace of the emir, Yaghi-Siyan ) and the tower over the Bridge Gate.
Radwan attacked Yaghi-Siyan, and when Duqaq and Ilghazi came to assist him, Radwan besieged Damascus as well.
Radwan attacked Yaghi-Siyan, and when Duqaq and Ilghazi came to assist him, Radwan besieged Damascus as well.
Yaghi-Siyan had previously been tolerant of the Christian populace, however that changed as the crusaders ' approached.
Knowing the crusaders ' force had been divided, Yaghi-Siyan waited until the night of 29 December before making a sortie.
Realising Ridwan had been defeated, Yaghi-Siyan retreated inside the city.
Bohemund secretly established contact with Firouz, an Armenian guard who controlled the Tower of the Two Sisters but had a grudge with Yaghi-Siyan, and bribed him to open the gates.
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