When God granted me the conquest of Jerusalem, I thanked Him for it, but I did not imagine that I would then be able to rest. Indeed, I knew that the struggle would now be greater, for the Franks would surely come to reclaim it.
— Saladin Medieval

Sultan, recaptured Jerusalem

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Reflecting on the aftermath of Jerusalem's conquest, from contemporary accounts.

Date / Period

c. 1187

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Controversial

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16607/16607-h/16607-h.htm

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