Contest for Egypt : : the collapse of the Fatimid caliphate, the ebb of crusader influence, and the rise of Saladin / / by Michael S. Fulton.
For about a decade, Amalric, the crusader king of Jerusalem, Nur al-Din, the Turkic ruler of Damascus and Aleppo, and Shawar, the vizier of Fatimid Egypt, would vie for control over one of the wealthiest regions around the Mediterranean. In the end, it was Saladin, the nephew of one of Nur al-Din’s...
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| Superior document: | History of warfare ; Volume 139 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | History of warfare ;
Volume 139. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (215 pages) |
| Notes: | In the late twelfth century, Catholic crusaders, Sunni Turks and Kurds, and the eclectic armies of Fatimid Egypt repeatedly clashed along the Nile. The result of this conflict would fundamentally alter the balance of power in the Middle East. |
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