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5 days ago · Battle of Ḥaṭṭīn, (July 4, 1187), battle in northern Palestine that marked the defeat and annihilation of the Christian Crusader armies of Guy de Lusignan, king of Jerusalem (reigned 1186–92), by the Muslim forces of Saladin. It paved the way for the Muslim reconquest of the city of Jerusalem.
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Jun 17, 2024 · Crusades - Holy War, Kingdoms, Jerusalem: The kingdom of Jerusalem was governed by Baldwin III from 1143 to 1162 and by Amalric I from 1163 to 1174. Saladin won the Battle of Hattin. He then took Tiberias and seized Acre ('Akko).
2 days ago · On 4 July 1187, Saladin faced the combined forces of Guy of Lusignan, King Consort of Jerusalem, and Raymond III of Tripoli at the Battle of Hattin. In this battle alone the Crusader force was largely annihilated by Saladin's determined army. It was a major disaster for the Crusaders and a turning point in the history of the Crusades.
Jun 17, 2024 · The second event in Islamic history is the Battle of Hattin, which stands as a pivotal moment in the struggle between Muslims and the Crusaders, as depicted in Islamic texts, led by the renowned Muslim commander, Saladin.
Jun 17, 2024 · The battle of Hattin, Audita Tremendi, and the fall of Jerusalem By late 1186 and into early 1187, Saladin was in urgent need to deliver on his call to arms across the Muslim Near East. 1 May 1187 saw a heavy Frankish defeat at the Battle of Cresson, news of which came back to the West via a letter to the pope from the master of the Templars ...
1 day ago · The first recorded battle involving the Knights Templar was in the town of Teqoa, south of Jerusalem, in 1138. A force of Templars led by their Grand Master, Robert de Craon (who succeeded Hugues de Payens about a year earlier), was sent to retake the town after it was captured by Muslims.
1 day ago · On 4 July 1187, the army of the kingdom was utterly destroyed at the Battle of Hattin. Raymond of Tripoli, Balian of Ibelin, and Reginald of Sidon escaped, but Raynald was executed by Saladin and Guy was imprisoned in Damascus. Over the next few months, Saladin easily overran the entire kingdom.
