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#50432. RaeRae55
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What were the Muslim warriors that defeated the Crusaders called?
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robboy
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I thought they were more commonly known (then and now) as Saracens.
Aug 20 04, 10:03 PM
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Brainyblonde
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I think what we have here is a different understanding of terms.
An example, all mothers are female, all females are not mothers. There may be exceptions, but we don't have to debate the statement. You know what I mean.
During the Crusades and there were many of them, the term Saracen was extended to all Muslims, particularly those in Sicily and southern Italy.
The Ayyubid's, led by Saladin, greatest accomplishment was the defeat of the Crusader States at the Battle of Hattin and conquest of Jerusalem in 1187.
In 1191 the Crusaders recaptured Acre from the Muslims. Richard I of England left the following year after establishing a truce with Saladin.
In 1228, through diplomacy Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem were delivered to the Christians for a period of ten years.
In 1291 Khalil captures Acre, ending the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade
That is my understanding of history in that era.
Aug 22 04, 8:55 AM
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Arpeggionist
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There were a couple more unsuccessful waves of crusades after 1291, mostly small groups of vigilantes.
Under Muslim rule, Christians and Jews were allowed to inhabit the Holy Land as "Dhimim" or second-class citizens. Under Christian occupation, the Muslims didn't have things quite so well.
Aug 23 04, 1:13 AM
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peasypod
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I was under the impression that Saracens applied principally to the coastal raiders, who were ejected by the Normans in Sicily and southern Italy.
However, in the historical source I have at hand, Joinville (Life of St. Louis) uses the term Saracens. But since this crusade was directed against Egypt, the term Saracen is more applicable perhaps. Does anyone else have other sources that are more difinitive? (Villehardouin does not appear to use any term, but since the fourth crusade never got within spitting distance of a Muslim, rightly so). *
Aug 23 04, 7:36 AM
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