The Chronicle of Ibn Al-Athir for the Crusading Period from Al-Kamil Fi'L-Ta'Rikh.: The Years 491-541/1097-1146 the Coming of the Franks and the Muslim ResponseThe Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir (1160-1233AD), entitled al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh, is one of the outstanding sources for the history of the medieval world. It covers the whole sweep of Islamic history almost up to the death of its author; events in Iraq, Iran and further East run in counterpoint with those involving North Africa and Spain. From the time of the arrival of the Crusaders in the Levant, their activities and the Muslim response become the focus of the work. This part covers the establishment of the Crusader states and the initial weak and divided response of Muslim regimes in the area. |
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Abd al-Mu'min Ahmad ibn al-Bursuqī al-Hasan al-Hilla al-Mustarshid al-Mustazhir Aleppo Allāh Antioch Arabic army arrived Arslān Atabeg Atabeg Zankī attack Ayāz Azerbayjan Baghdad Bahrām Bakr Basra Bāținīs battle became besieged bi-Allāh brother Bursuq Cadi caliph castle citadel Dā'ūd Damascus death defeated Dhū'l-Hijja died dinars Dubays Dubays ibn Edessa Emir envoy father feared fief fight fled followers fortress Frankish Franks Hadith Hamadhan heard horse ibn Abd ibn Muhammad ibn Ibn Qal ibn Şadaqa Īlghāzī Imād al-Din inhabitants Iraq Isfahan Ismā'īl Jāwulī Jokermish Jumādā Kāmil Khān Khurasan khutbah Khwārazm killed lands lord Malikshāh mamlukes Manşūr marched Mas'ud Miscellaneous events Mosul Muhammad Muharram Muntazam Muslims Nizām al-Mulk palace plundered prefect Prince Rabī Rajab Rayy returned ruler Sa'd Sayf al-Dawla seized sent Sha'bān Shāh siege Sultan Barkyāruq Sultan Mahmūd Sultan Mas'ud Sultan Muhammad Sultan Sanjar Suqmān surrender Syria Tāj took Tripoli troops Tughril Tughtakin Turkomans Tutush vizier Wāsit Yūsuf