Saladin In his De Laude Novae Militiae (1128 - 1131), Bernard of Clairvaux exhorted young Christian knights to take up the calling of spiritual chivalry and fight pagans without fear of eternal damnation since when he kills an evildoer, he is not a homicide, but ...a malicide, and it is plainly Christ's vengeance on those who work evil. Though Bernard's words served as a precursor to the Second Crusade they are important when examining the life of Saladin, for in his life and actions this man
Yusuf bin Ayub or Saladin as he more commonly known was born in 1138 A.D. The meaning of his Arabic name is "righteousness of the faith." As a child Saladin was a studious boy who studied the Koran as well as poetry. He was known to love studying the Koran and other literature more than joining and fighting in the military. At the age of fourteen, he entered into the military service of his uncle Nur ed-Din, another great and respected Arab warrior. Another teacher of the young Saladin was the Saracen
This Investigation attempts to examine the effectiveness of Saladin as a leader. This question is important because Saladin was the only leader to effectively defeat the Christians and capture Jerusalem during the time of the crusades. The topics that will be addressed are the Battle of Hattin in 1187 and the Ayyubid Dynasty. During the battle of Hattin, Saladin captured the king of Jerusalem and killed him after defeating the crusader army. This investigation will focus on the time period of 1137
the battles, politics, and emotions of the Crusade as an outside party and if he takes any side at all it is with the Muslims. He often speaks badly of King Richard and he speaks well of Saladin, the sultan. He portrays Richard as a greedy, anti-Semite, who is intolerable of other religions, while he shows Saladin as tolerant to the Jews, reasonable, and an overall good leader. Reston wrote this book mostly to inform readers about the third Crusade but also to add some of his own insights. His thesis
fought with Sultan Saladin’s forces. In 1171, Saladin became the sultan of Egypt, and by 1174 he gained rule over Damascus too. After the death of Baldwin V in 1186, Guy of Lusignan took over the thrown of Jerusalem. Because of Saladin’s control over both Egypt and Syria, a united Muslim states surrounded Guy’s Kingdom. It was definitely a threat that Saladin had consolidated an empire around the Christian lands for the Latin camp. To make things worse, Saladin had been looking for a reason to break the
accurate. Actually, there were many times when the Europeans and Muslims worked together to fight a common foe. This camaraderie is exemplified in the Third Crusade. Contrary to the popular belief, the Byzantine Empire (an Orthodox Christian empire) and Saladin (the leader of a Muslim empire) made a military alliance in order to combat the Western European (Catholic) Crusaders during the Third Crusade (1188-1892). The extent of the alliance is seen in the diplomatic and military actions between these mighty
In 1187, 88 years after the fall of the Jerusalem to the Crusaders, the Franks were defeated in a disastrous battle at Hattin. This battle pitted bitter rivals in Saladin and his Muslim army and the Frankish army under King Guy of Jerusalem. After several days of skirmishes and a day of intense fighting Saladin would emerge victorious. Almost all of Guy’s army of around 20,000 Christians would be killed or captured including Guy himself, though he would be released later. What caused this terrible
unity weakened, Saladin, a Muslim military commander had risen to power and had taken over the majority of Christian territory. The most significant event he ever took part in was the Battle of Hattin. After a Reynald of Chatillion attacked a large Muslim caravan, Saladin declared war on the Christians. Because the Christians had no water resources and were not used to the land, Saladin sneakily waited for Guy of Chatillion, the King of Jerusalem, to command his army to fight Saladin. Guy of Chatillion's
Hattin: Trapping a Victory On June 26, 1187, the Muslim Sultan Saladin crossed the river Jordan with 20,000 of his followers - an army consisting of roughly 12,000 light horsemen and a number of footmen to a location south of the Sea of Galilee where he and his men encamped. They had been ravaging the nearby countryside in hopes of provoking a Christian attack, but had been unsuccessful. The Frankish Christians led by King Guy in Jerusalem had also mobilized their own army and camped at the
Crusade (Christians). Richard was on the journey to conquer Jerusalem from Saladin (Muslim). Saladin had no intention in giving up Jerusalem for it had been fought over for many years. The Crusades intentions were to take back the Holy Land (Jerusalem). Jerusalem had been taken by the First Crusade and the European’s kingdom was built on its ruins. Almost one hundred years later Jerusalem had been taken back by Saladin at the Battle of Hattin and the Crusade army had been destroyed. It was time
crusaders in Jerusalem trying to capture Egypt Nural- Din’s forces captured Cairo in 1169 this forced the crusader army to evacuate. Shirkuh was the leader of this and after his death his nephew Saladin took over and started the campaign of conquest that happened after Nural- Din's death in 1174. In 1187, Saladin began a serious campaign against the crusader kingdom in Jerusalem. Him and his troops destroyed the Christian army at the battle of Hattin and took control of the city and some property as
army. When he accomplished this act, he began his voyage to the Holy Land with his allies, the Germans and the French. Along the way, King Richard and his allies captured many cities, while he also made and conquered enemies. During these victories, Saladin and his Muslim armies had captured the one thing King Richard was fighting for, which was Jerusalem. Finally, King Richard and his allies arrived in the
to help. So the third crusade consisted of four leaders Saladin of the Muslim people, King Richard I of England, Pope Gregory VIII and the not well known King Philip II of France. The pope said that he wanted King
the source and removing the months of tension and reconciliation that plague Saladin and Rosader. But Shakespeare also takes care to lighten his villains, more in the spirit of a playful comedy than Lodge's sometimes grim pastoral. His Charles is relatively innocent, deceived by Oliver rather than entering willingly into his pay (as the Norman does with Saladin). Oliver, in turn, is not such a relentless foe as Saladin: he has no cronies to assist in binding up Orlando, he does not so mistreat
From 1095 to 1291 C.E., the Crusades spread across Europe in the name of Christianity. The high tension between the Muslims and the Christians was caused by the want of the city of Jerusalem. The Jews, the Christians, and the Muslims believed Jerusalem was theirs, and went to violent efforts to achieve it. In the movie, Kingdom of Heaven by Oliver Stone, the main character, Balian is thrown into the fight between the Christians and the Muslims. Kingdom of Heaven is a portrayal of one of the Crusades
thirteenth century, derived from the fact that its participants consider themselves "Soldiers of Christ marked with the sign of the cross and because of this they use an embroidered cross on clothing ". In a certain part of the film, during the siege of Saladin to Jerusalem, Balian asks: "We fight for an offense we do not do against those who were not alive to be offended. What is Jerusalem? ". This question, at once complex and revealing, can be used to discuss the multiple identities of the holy city.
defend Jerusalem, he designed a defensive attack, by pouring boiling oil on the enemy, and setting them on fire. The fighting continued for several days, with both sides suffering tremendous losses. Baron Balian submitted the city of Jerusalem over to Saladin in exchange for protecting the citizens. After the takeover Islam was authenticated as the main religion, yet had respect for the previous Christianity religions. In conclusion Sibylla gave up her title as queen to be with Balian, and they both returned
allied themselves with the crusaders, but were later betrayed. The betrayal led to the capture of Jerusalem and Jaffa in 1099 along with the slaughter of many Jewish and Muslim defenders at the hands of the Christian Crusaders. The Muslim leader, Saladin, attacked and gained control of Jerusalem finally evicting the Crusaders in 1291. His particular Muslim group was known as the Mamelukes, who were originally “soldier-slaves of the Arabs.” While their empire was far reaching, including Palestine
Crusades Final Exam Part Two The use of Jihad by Nur Al-din and his role in Muslim Recovery Nur Al-din played an instrumental role in uniting the Muslim world for the first time since the arrival of the Crusaders through the use of jihad as a powerful tool and driving force behind the Muslim recovery. Nur Al-din used jihad to rally the fractured Muslim world, revitalize and heal it, and gain for himself political power and legitimacy. Although his career as a military leader of jihad was less
The Crusades began in the year 1095, when Pope Urban II called for armies of Christians to go to war against Muslims in the Holy Land. During the First Crusades, the invading Christians successfully captured Jerusalem in 1099. During this time, the invading Christians had constructed Latin Christian states, even though the Muslims in the region pledged to a holy war in order to defend their religion and regain control of the land. The civil relations that the Crusaders and their Christian allies