Siege of Sahyun Castle information

The siege of Sahyun Castle took place in July 1188 between the Ayyubid Sultanate led by Saladin and the Knights Hospitaller, who held Sahyun Castle. After...

Sahyun Castle (Arabic: قلعة صهيون), also known as the Castle of Saladin (Arabic: قلعة صلاح الدين, romanized: Qal'at Salah al-Din), is a medieval castle...

of Jerusalem in the 12th century and had headquarters there until 1291, thereafter being based in Kolossi Castle in Cyprus (1302–1310), the island of...

the Kerak Castle from early November to 4 December 1183. The Crusaders successfully withstood the siege. Kerak was the stronghold of Raynald of Châtillon...

who was preoccupied with the Siege of Tyre, sent his general, Saif al-Din Mahmud, to occupy a position near the castle, but the garrison intercepted...

Fatimids set fire to the siege tower, but the wind blew the flames back at the castle wall and caused part of it to collapse. A group of Knights Templar entered...

Masyaf Castle (Arabic: قلعة مصياف) is a medieval structure in the town of Masyaf in Hama Governorate, Syria, situated in the Orontes Valley, approximately...

The siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, on the crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria. Two sieges took place in...

attacked the castle of Bourzey castle held by the Principality of Antioch, Saladin captured the castle. Having captured Bakas and Al-Shughur castles, Saladin...

The siege of Ayla was a military engagement between the troops of Saladin and the Crusader fortress in Ayla (modern-day Aqaba). Saladin successfully captured...

The siege of Margat took place in 1285 and resulted in the Crusaders losing the castle of Margat to the Mamluk Sultanate. The capture of the castle paved...

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The siege of Nicaea was the first major battle of the First Crusade, taking place from 14 May to 19 June 1097. The city was under the control of the Seljuk...

The siege of Mount Tabor was a military engagement between the Crusader armies of the Fifth Crusade and the Ayyubids. The combined Crusader armies laid...

The siege of Shaizar took place from April 28 to May 21, 1138. The allied forces of the Byzantine Empire, Principality of Antioch and County of Edessa...

again at the Battle of Belvoir Castle in 1182 and the Siege of Kerak in 1183. In 1177, King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and Philip of Alsace who had recently...

Battle of Montgisard 1179: Battle of Banias 1179: Battle of Jacob's Ford 1182: Battle of Belvoir Castle 1183: Battle of Al-Fule 1183: Siege of Kerak 1187:...

on the scene, the castle may already have been blockaded by Mamluk forces for several days. Of the three Arabic accounts of the siege only one was contemporary...