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    siege of Kerak was conducted by the forces of Muslim Sultan Saladin against the Crusaders and the Christian King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem at the Kerak...
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    Kerak Castle (Arabic: قلعة الكرك, romanized: Qal'at al-Karak) is a large medieval castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest castles...
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    in a litter to lift Saladin's siege of Kerak. Baldwin failed to have Sibylla's marriage to Guy annulled and Guy's fief of Ascalon confiscated. In early...
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    again at the Battle of Belvoir Castle in 1182 and the Siege of Kerak in 1183. In 1177, King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and Philip of Alsace who had recently...
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  • (1183) Siege of Hiuchi (1183) – Genpei War Siege of Fukuryūji (1183) – Genpei War Siege of Tell Khalid (1183) Siege of Kerak (1183) – Crusades Siege of Hōjūjidono...
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    Battle of Montgisard 1179: Battle of Banias 1179: Battle of Jacob's Ford 1182: Battle of Belvoir Castle 1183: Battle of Al-Fule 1183: Siege of Kerak 1187:...
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    Battle of Montgisard 1179: Battle of Banias 1179: Battle of Marj Ayyun 1182: Battle of Belvoir Castle 1183: Battle of Al-Fule 1183: Siege of Kerak 1187:...
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    received the homage of all the barons except his stepfather. Baldwin IV and his army then relieved the siege of Kerak. The question of who would rule the...
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  • form of Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, 18th Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 2006 Karak (surname), found in the state of Karnataka, India Siege of Kerak (1183)...
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    he and Raynald of Châtillon made provocations against Saladin during two years of truce. But his military hesitance at the siege of Kerak disillusioned...
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    Ford 1183: Battle of Al-Fule 1183: Siege of Kerak 1187: Battle of Cresson 1187: Battle of Hattin 1187: Siege of Jerusalem 1187: Siege of Tyre Steven Runciman...
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    Saladin (redirect from Joseph son of Job)
    Raynald retaliated for the earlier sieges of Kerak by looting a caravan of pilgrims on the Hajj during the winter of 1186–87. According to the later 13th-century...
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    It is probably from Maria, wife of his patron, that the chronicler Ernoul derives his account of the siege of Kerak. According to him, Humphrey's mother...
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    Ayyubid dynasty (category History of North Africa)
    al-Awhad. During the siege, Georgian general Ivane Mkhargrdzeli accidentally fell into the hands of the al-Awhad on the outskirts of Khilat and was released...
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    Princess of Kerak Mahmoud El-Meliguy as Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat Tewfik El Deken as Prince of Acre Omar El-Hariri as King Philip of France Hussein...
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    abandon his siege of Kerak. On 27 May, he joined his forces with al-Afdal's and Goborki at Ashtera in southern Syria. With a combined force of approximately...
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    Crusades (category Medieval history of the Middle East)
    attacks at the Battle of Belvoir Castle in 1182 and later in the Siege of Kerak of 1183. Baldwin V became sole king upon the death of his uncle in 1185 under...
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    envoys from Kerak informed Baldwin IV of the siege, the royal army left Jerusalem for Kerak under the command of the king and Raymond III of Tripoli. Saladin...
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    Saladin's siege of Kerak, where Isabella was marrying Humphrey. The council was attended by Guy, Raymond of Tripoli, Bohemond of Antioch, Reginald of Sidon...
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  • destroyed by the Kerak, an insect-like race of aliens that are seeking to exterminate humanity in retaliation for mankind's colonization of their homeworld...
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  • ad-Din's siege of Kerak in Oultrejordain. In 1176 his importance at the royal court was somewhat lessened due to the influence of Agnes of Courtenay...
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    or queen of Jerusalem was the supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, a Crusader state founded in Jerusalem by the Latin Catholic leaders of the First...
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  • been held hostage at Kerak. Saladin did not lift the siege but agreed not to target Humphrey and Isabella's wedding chamber. The siege was soon raised by...
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    Humphrey married Isabella in Kerak Castle in autumn 1183. Saladin, the Ayyubbid sultan of Egypt and Syria, laid siege to Kerak during the wedding, but Baldwin...
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    IV's disillusionment with him was Guy's military hesitation during the Siege of Kerak. Throughout late 1183 and 1184 Baldwin IV tried to have his sister's...
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    The siege of Jerusalem lasted from 20 September to 2 October 1187, when Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city to Saladin. Earlier that summer, Saladin...
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    (1183) Siege of Kerak 1183 Battle of Cresson 1187 Battle of Hattin 1187 Siege of Jerusalem (1187) Mongol invasions to Middle East 13th century. Battle of Köse...
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    to Europe to ask for a new crusade. Augustus 23–September 5. Second siege of Kerak by Saladin, but Baldwin IV relieves the fortress. October. Guy pillages...
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    Al-Karak (redirect from Kerak in Moab)
    the Kerak Castle. The castle is one of the three largest castles in the region, the other two being in Syria. Al-Karak is the capital city of the Karak...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This is a List of battles from 301 A.D...
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