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Salah al-Din recovers Jerusalem

583 AH · 1187 CE

Jerusalem (al-Quds) القدس

After the Battle of Hattin, Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi takes Jerusalem from the Crusaders on 27 Rajab 583 AH and allows its Christian inhabitants to leave in safety.

The Dome of the Rock on the Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem
The Dome of the Rock on the Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

  • Ibn Shaddad, al-Nawadir al-Sultaniyya
  • Ibn al-Athir, al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.