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Turning point · The Crusades, 1095–1291
Saladin takes Jerusalem
2 Oct 1187 — the city surrenders on terms; ransomed inhabitants walk free, and Saladin famously restrains his troops. The contrast with 1099 makes his legend in both civilizations — and shames Europe into a Third Crusade.
This is one scene of Chapter 6 — Saladin in The Crusades, 1095–1291.
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