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The tragedy of the Templars, the rise and fall of the Crusader states, Michael Haag

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The tragedy of the Templars, the rise and fall of the Crusader states, Michael Haag

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-401) and index

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The tragedy of the Templars

Nature of contents

bibliography

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813286602

Responsibility statement

Michael Haag

Sub title

the rise and fall of the Crusader states

Summary

Explores the rise and fall of the Templars against the backdrop of the Crusader ideal and their settlement venture in Outremer

Table Of Contents

Part I. The Middle East before the Crusades. The Christian world -- The Arab conquests -- Palestine under the Umayyads and the Arab tribes -- The Abbasids and the Arab eclipse -- Byzantine Crusades -- Muslim wars and the destruction of Palestine -- Part II. The Turkish invasion and the First Crusade. The Turkish invasion -- The call -- The First Crusade -- Part III. The founding of the Templars and the Crusader states. The origins of the Templars -- Outremer -- Zengi's jihad -- The Second Crusade -- Part IV. The Templars and the defence of Outremer. The view from the Temple Mount -- The defence of Outremer -- Templar wealth -- Part V. Saladin and the Templars. Tolerance and intolerance -- Saladin's jihad -- The fall of Jerusalem to Saladin -- Part VI. The Kingdom of Acre. Recovery -- The Mamelukes -- The fall of Acre -- Part VII. Aftermath. Lost souls -- The trial -- The destruction of the Templars

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