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Background to the holy wars and the First Crusade’s conquest of Jerusalem, a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims.
From: The Crusades: An Arab Perspective
Unification: Saladin and the Fall of Jerusalem
We explore how Salah Ed-Din unified the Muslim states and recaptured the holy city of Jerusalem from the crusaders.
21 Dec 2016
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