Arab Historians of the Crusades (Routledge Revivals)Routledge, 15 oct. 2009 - 402 pages The recapture of Jerusalem, the siege of acre, the fall of Tripoli, the effect in Baghdad of events in Syria; these and other happenings were faithfully recorded by Arab historians during the two centuries of the Crusades. First published in English in 1969, this book presents 'the other side' of the Holy War, offering the first English translation of contemporary Arab accounts of the fighting between Muslim and Christian. Extracts are drawn from seventeen different authors encompassing a multitude of sources:
Overall, this book gives a sweeping and stimulating view of the Crusades seen through Arab eyes. |
Table des matières
SALADIN AND THE THIRD CRUSADE | 52 |
THE AYYUBIDS AND THE INVASION OF EGYPT | 150 |
THE MAMLŪKS AND THE LIQUIDATION OF THE CRUSADERS | 181 |
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Acre ad-Din ibn al-‘Adil al-Afdal al-Karak al-Malik al-Afdal al-Malik al-Kamil al-Malik al-Mansūr al-Malik al-Mu‘azzam al-Malik as-Salih Aleppo amīr Antioch Arabic army arrived asked Ata-beg attack Ayyubid Baibars Baldwin battle Beirūt besieged brother brought Caliph camp captured catapults cavalry Christian command conquest Crusades Damascus Damietta death defend dinar Edessa Egypt Egyptian Emperor enemy enemy’s face Faith fight Franks gave God’s Grand Master hadīth Hamāt hand Hisn al-Akrād Holy honour horses Ibn al-Athīr Ibn al-Qalānisi IBN WASIL Ilghazi Imād ad-Din infantry Islām Jamāl Jerusalem jumada killed King’s land Lord the Sultan mamlūks Maqrizi marched Marquis Masjid al-Aqsa Mosul Muslims night Nur ad-Din oath peace prayer Prince prisoners qadi Qur’ān rabī reached returned ruler Saint-Gilles Saladin seized Seljuqid sent Shaizar ships side Sidon siege Sultan Sultan al-Malik surrender sword Syria taken Templars tent territory Tiberias took tower treaty Tripoli troops truce Tyre victory walls Zangi