Crusades · TURNING POINT ·
Saladin takes Jerusalem (1187)
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.
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- Saladin and the fall of Jerusalem (chapter 6 of Crusades)
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- The Crusades, 1095–1291
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