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A Crusader state that lasted from 1099 to 1291 in the Levant, with Jerusalem as its original capital. Learn about its history, geography, people, culture, and fall to the Muslims.
Learn about the historical state of Jerusalem, founded by European Christians in 1099 and conquered by Muslims in 1291. Explore its geography, politics, economy, and culture, as well as its kings and battles.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 2, 2018 · The Kingdom of Jerusalem was the most important of the Crusader states, controlling a narrow strip of coastal lands from Jaffa in the south to Beirut in the north. Under the kingdom's control were the fiefdoms of Acre, Tyre, Nablus, Sidon, and Caesarea, amongst others.
- Mark Cartwright
Learn about the history of the Crusader state in modern Israel and Jordan from 1099 to 1291. See the major events, battles, rulers and alliances that shaped the kingdom's rise and fall.
The king or queen of Jerusalem was the supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, a Crusader state founded in Jerusalem by the Latin Catholic leaders of the First Crusade, when the city was conquered in 1099.
Learn about the history, geography, and culture of the Christian kingdom established in 1099 C.E. after the First Crusade. Explore its expansion, decline, and fall, as well as its relations with the Muslim world and the other crusader states.
Oct 30, 2022 · Learn how the kingdom of Jerusalem (1099-1187) was ruled by its monarch, nobles, Church, military orders and mercantile cities. Explore the challenges and opportunities of war, defence and diplomacy in the Crusader States.
