Conquest of Jerusalem

When

27 Sep 1187 – 9 Oct 1187

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

31.78° N, 35.22° E

Description

1187 conquest that marks the end of Christian dominion over the Greater Jerusalem

Siege of Jerusalem by the Ayyubids

The siege of Jerusalem lasted from 20 September to 2 October 1187, when Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city to the forces of the Ayyubid Sultanate under sultan Saladin. Earlier that summer, Egyptian forces under 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.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Siege of Jerusalem: Egyptian army under Saladin captures Jerusalem, after the Crusaders led by Balian of Ibelin surrender the 'Holy City'”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Belagerung von Jerusalem durch Sultan Saladin beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début du siège de Jérusalem”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Саладин захватил Иерусалим, что послужило поводом к началу Третьего крестового похода”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حصار القدس في الفترة ما بين 20 سبتمبر و2 أكتوبر”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page