The Frankish Conquest: a Century of Rupture (1099 - 1189)

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At the end of the eleventh century the current territory of the Kingdom of Jordan was the focus of bitter rivalry between the Fatimids and Seljuks from Damascus to control the Hijaz and Red Sea routes. The sudden emergence into the Near East political scene of a new power, the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, permanently disrupted the balance of forces and resulted in a few years in the complete expulsion of Muslim powers. On July 15, 1099, Jerusalem fell to the Crusaders. Having driven back a rei...

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