 In 1110 he participated in an unsuccessful siege of Edessa.In 1114 he and his nephew Balak (future emir of Aleppo) defeated the Seljuq governor of Mosul, Aqsunqur al-Bursuqi, and captured Mas'ud, son of the Seljuq sultan.In 1115 Ilghazi besieged Homs, but was captured briefly by its governor Khir-Khan.