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c. 1090 - c. 1256The Assassins (aka Nizari Ismailis) occupy mountain castles in Syria, Iran and elsewhere.
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1095 - 1102The First Crusade is formed to recapture Jerusalem for Christendom. It is successful in its primary aim.
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Mar 1098Baldwin of Boulogne takes control of Edessa and the County of Edessa is formed, one of four Crusader-created states in the Levant.
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3 Jun 1098The First Crusaders capture Antioch after an 8-month siege.
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15 Jul 1099Jerusalem is captured during the First Crusade.
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Sep 1099The Crusader state, the Kingdom of Jerusalem is created.
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17 May 1101Caesarea is captured by the Crusaders.
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26 May 1101Acre is captured by the Crusaders.
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c. 1119Foundation of the military order the Knights Templar.
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1144The Knights Hospitaller acquire the castle of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria.
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24 Dec 1144The Muslim Seljuk Turks, led by Imad ad-Din Zangi, capture Edessa.
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Sep 1146Joscelin II's attempt to retake Edessa fails and the city is sacked by Nur ad-Din.
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1147 - 1149The Second Crusade is launched to recapture Edessa for Christendom. It is not successful.
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25 Oct 1147At Dorylaion a force of Muslim Seljuk Turks attacks an army led by Conrad III during the Second Crusade.
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29 Jun 1149The Muslim Seljuk leader Nur al-Din captures Crusader-held Antioch.
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Jul 1149A new Church of the Holy Sepulchre is completed in Jerusalem.
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1150End of the County of Edessa.
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1152Raymond II, the Count of Tripoli, is murdered by the Assassins.
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1186 - 1192Guy of Lusignan reigns as king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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3 Jul 1187 - 4 Jul 1187Saladin defeats the Franks army at the Battle of Hattin.
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1189 - 1192The Third Crusade is formed with the aim of recapturing Jerusalem for Christendom. Although some cities were recaptured, Jerusalem was not one of them.
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Aug 1189 - Jul 1191The siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.
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12 Jul 1191Richard I of England captures Acre during the Third Crusade.
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28 Apr 1192Conrad of Montferrat, king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, is murdered by the Assassins.
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1202 - 1204The Fourth Crusade is formed to recapture Jerusalem for Christendom. Instead, the Crusaders attack Constantinople.
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May 1203A small force of Crusader knights arrives in the Middle East during the Fourth Crusade.
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17 Oct 1244An army of the Ayyubid dynasty defeats a large Latin army at the battle of La Forbie (Harbiya) in Gaza.
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1247Al-Salih, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, captures Ascalon from the Franks.
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8 Apr 1271Al-Zahir Baibars, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, captures the Knights Hospitaller castle of Krak des Chevaliers.
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1291With the fall of Acre, the Crusader States, including the Kingdom of Jerusalem, are absorbed into the Mamluk Sultanate.
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18 May 1291Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Middle East, falls to the Mamluks.
