Jerusalem was taken away from the Crusaders by the Muslim general Saladin in 1187. His forces decisively defeated the Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin, leading to the recapture of the city. Saladin's victory marked a significant turning point in the Crusades, as it ended nearly a century of Crusader rule in Jerusalem.
The Christians took Jerusalem from Muslim control.
The Crusaders took Jerusalem in 1099. They lost in 1187. (This is a total of 88 years.)
very. the crusaders took over jerusalem, antioch and edessa.
very. the crusaders took over Jerusalem, antioch and edessa.
The Fatimids at the beginning, the Crusaders at the end.
they wonted to take over Jerusalem for the money and the riches but also so that they could take over Jerusalem before anyone else did.
In 1099, crusaders of the First Crusade besieged Jerusalem and then captured it, founding the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, slaughtering most of the Muslim and Jewish residents. Saladin recaptured Jerusalem from the crusaders in 1187. During World War I, the British Army took control of Jerusalem in 1917, remaining in control until the partition of Palistine in 1948.
Crusaders
they captured and invaded Jerusalem in 1076 and it lasted till 2099, when the crusaders took over.
1099
walked!
The Crusaders wanted to control the city of Jerusalem.