This leader defeated Gerard de Ridefort and Roger de Moulins at the Battle of Cresson before they could negotiate with Raymond III of Tripoli. This leader had first gained power when his uncle Shirkuh died two months after ending the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt. He won a major victory a year after th
This leader defeated Gerard de Ridefort and Roger de Moulins at the Battle of Cresson before they could negotiate with Raymond III of Tripoli. This leader had first gained power when his uncle Shirkuh died two months after ending the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt. He won a major victory a year after the death of Baldwin the Fifth over forces that included Knights Templar. That victory over King Guy [gee] at the Battle of Hattin allowed this leader to then take over Jerusalem. Name this founder of the Ayyubid dynasty who kept control of Jerusalem during the Third Crusade.
This leader defeated Gerard de Ridefort and Roger de Moulins at the Battle of Cresson before they could negotiate with Raymond III of Tripoli.