Siege of Jerusalem (1187)

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The Siege of Jerusalem (1187) was the climactic Ayyubid capture of the Crusader-held city by Saladin, effectively ending nearly a century of Christian rule and prompting the Third Crusade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Crusades
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Jerusalem (1187)
surface form: Fall of Jerusalem (1187)
belligerentLeader Balian de Ibelin
surface form: Balian of Ibelin

Saladin
cause Ayyubid–Crusader conflicts
surface form: Ayyubid campaign following the Battle of Hattin

collapse of Crusader field army at Hattin
combatant Ayyubid forces
surface form: Ayyubid army

Jerusalem garrison
commander Balian de Ibelin
surface form: Balian of Ibelin

Saladin
conflict Ayyubid Sultanate vs. Kingdom of Jerusalem
country Ayyubid dynasty
surface form: Ayyubid Sultanate

Kingdom of Jerusalem
date 2 October 1187
20 September 1187
endDate 2 October 1187
followedBy Third Crusade
foughtBetween Ayyubid forces
Crusader forces
historicalEra High Middle Ages
location Jerusalem
Kingdom of Jerusalem
notableEvent negotiated surrender between Saladin and Balian of Ibelin
payment of ransoms for many Christian inhabitants
relatively limited massacre compared to 1099 conquest
outcome continuation of some Eastern Christian communities under Muslim rule
expulsion or ransom of many Latin Christian inhabitants
partOf Ayyubid–Crusader conflicts
surface form: Ayyubid–Crusader wars

Saladin’s conquest of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
precededBy Battle of Hattin
relatedTo Ayyubid dynasty
First Crusade
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Third Crusade
religiousSignificance control of Christian holy sites in Jerusalem
control of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem
result Ayyubid victory
end of nearly a century of Crusader rule in Jerusalem
restoration of Muslim control over Jerusalem
surrender of the city by the Crusaders
significance major turning point in the Crusades
marked the loss of the Crusader Kingdom’s capital
prompted the Third Crusade
startDate 20 September 1187
timePeriod 12th century
Crusades

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Saladin notableBattle Siege of Jerusalem (1187)
Alliterative Revival producedWork Siege of Jerusalem (1187)
this entity surface form: The Siege of Jerusalem
Balian de Ibelin notableEvent Siege of Jerusalem (1187)
subject surface form: Balian of Ibelin
Balian de Ibelin participantIn Siege of Jerusalem (1187)
subject surface form: Balian of Ibelin
Guy of Lusignan notableEvent Siege of Jerusalem (1187)
Siege of Jerusalem (1187) alsoKnownAs Siege of Jerusalem (1187)
this entity surface form: Fall of Jerusalem (1187)