Crusades: Third Crusade
Third Crusade
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The city was nevertheless starved out by July, 1191; shortly afterward Philip went home. Richard removed his base to Jaffa, which he fortified, and rebuilt Ascalon (Ashqelon), which the Muslims had burned down. In 1192 he made a three-year truce with Saladin; the Christians retained Jaffa with a narrow strip of coast (all that remained of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem) and the right of free access to the Holy Sepulcher. Antioch and Tripoli were still in Christian hands; Cyprus, which Richard I had wrested (1191) from the Byzantines while on his way to the Holy Land, was given to Guy of Lusignan. In Oct., 1192, Richard left the Holy Land, thus ending the crusade.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Aftermath and Heritage of the Crusades
- Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Crusades
- Sixth Crusade
- Fourth, Children's, and Fifth Crusades
- Third Crusade
- Second Crusade
- The Later Crusades
- Course of the Crusade
- Origins
- Bibliography
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