Saladin

earlier when he sent his ill equipped Grande Armée deep into the frozen heart of Mother Russia. History is more than just the study of the past; it allows us to understand the present and it also shapes the future. The imaginary exploits of the Sultan Saladin, as told to me by my grandfather, became fact when I read ‘The Crusades through Arab Eyes’ by Amin Maalouf as part of an extended research essay on the attempts of Muslim leaders of the 11th and 12th century to unite against the “Franj”.…

In the primary source Usmah Ibn Munqidh (1095-1188) Autobiography, he talks about how things were going on during that time. First at all, Usamah, he was a muslin warrior and counter, who fought against the Crusaders with Saladin. In his autobiography, he stated his adventure, with a Frankish reverend who had arrive from their land. This frankish began called him “ my brother” and one day by sea, the frankish told him, that he would like that he send his son with him, so the boy can see and…

I would argue the First Crusade was the only one which was successful, when judged by the criteria of its achieving its intended objectives. Despite disputes with the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I over provisions, swearing of fealty, conquered lands, and use of the Bosporus Strait, and the utter destruction of Peter the Hermit’s forces, the Crusader forces eventually succeeded in securing numerous military victories and capturing the Holy City of Jerusalem. Of course, the Crusaders were fortunate…

Would you believe me if I told you that there were a series of wars over a city 10s of thousands of years ago that are a main effect on our religion today? The crusades were a series of 9 holy wars which first started in the year 1095. The wars were over a holy city called Jerusalem. The wars were between the Christians and the Muslims. The Christians lost all of the wars to the Muslims except the first one. The Crusades were primarily caused by religious devotion because the Christians wanted…

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The crusaders went to the Holy Land many times. There were eight major Crusades, all of them were a failure except the very first one. The crusaders wanted to take back the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Crusades were a curious mix of God and warfare, two of the chief concerns of the Middle Ages (pg 289). The Crusades were based on the idea of a holy war against the infidels or unbelievers (pg 291). The Pope convinced a lot of people to go to the Holy Land to fight for it back. The crusader…

• The historical importance of the word Justinian is that he was high ranking Byzantine nobleman that restored Rome’s fading glory. For example, he sent his general Belisarius to conquest North Africa from the Germanic tribes. Also, they seized Rome from the Ostrogoths. In addition to that, they seized most of Italy and some parts of Spain. • The historical significance of the term Justinian Code is that it is a set of uniform code that served the Byzantine Empire. The Code contained Rome’s…

the Third Crusade (1189 - 1191) was successful, even though Crusaders couldn't recapture Jerusalem. A leader named Richard I weakened the tension between Muslims and Christians and it is said that when he was sick, a powerful Muslim leader named Saladin gave him fruit and snow because he admired Richard’s work and effort. The Fourth Crusade (1202 - 1204) also failed in recapturing Jerusalem and so did the Fifth Crusade (1213 - 1221). In the Fourth Crusade, armies left to capture Zara in November…

rule over the holy land; anyone who thinks that holy land does not belong to Christians must face the CONSEQUENCES and suffer the wrath of God. Some of the Muslims have take control of Syria and Egypt under the control of Najm ad-Din Ayyub´s son Saladin; his ambition to expand this new empire is really a serious matter that we need to face in order to recover our territory and secure of christian states near them. Also, the Byzantine empire posses a neutral position in this crusade, we must…

In document 5, Nasier-e-Khusraw, a Persian Muslim traveler and Ismaili spy, stated that Cairo contained endless caravansaries, bath houses, other public buildings, and at least twenty thousand shops, all belonging to the Sultan Saladin, which demonstrates the importance of trade in Cairo. This viewpoint is important because Nasier-e-Khusraw’s role is to provide important and accurate information about Cairo. In document 8, a conversation between scholar Abd al-Rahman and poet…