HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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Saladin, a Christian, defeats the Muslims and captures Jerusalem
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Saladin, a Muslim, defeats the Christians and captures Jerusalem
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Saladin, a Christian, defeats the Muslims and captures Makkah
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Saladin, a Muslim, defeats the Christians and captures Makkah
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Detailed explanation-1: -The siege of Jerusalem lasted from 20 September to 2 October 1187, when Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city to Saladin. Earlier that summer, Saladin had defeated the kingdom’s army and conquered several cities. Balian was charged with organizing a defense. The city was full of refugees but had few soldiers.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the conquest of Jerusalem, Saladin acted to erase the city’s Christian character. Crusader additions to buildings were destroyed. In the Dome of the Rock, statues and altars were removed and the building returned to being a mosque. The great Church of Saint Mary building became a hospital.
Detailed explanation-3: -Saladin (l. 1137-1193 CE), the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, who united the core of the Islamic Empire under his domain prepared to strike back. He utterly vanquished the Crusader field army at the Battle of Hattin, in 1187 CE, and took Jerusalem later that year.