20 Sep 1187 to 2 Oct 1187

Siege of Jerusalem (1187)

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The Siege of Jerusalem took place from September 20 to October 2, 1187. It resulted in the recapture of Jerusalem by Saladin and the near total collapse of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. This provoked the Third Crusade by providing it with its principal goal - to return Jerusalem to Christendom a second time.

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