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Crusades: The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Historical image related to Crusades: The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. from January 16, 1120

Crusades

Religious wars of the High Middle Ages

The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and at times directed by the Papacy during the Middle Ages. The most prominent of these were the campaigns to the Holy Land aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem and its surrounding territories from Muslim rule.…
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Council of Nablus

Council of ecclesiastic and secular lords in 1120

The Council of Nablus was a council of ecclesiastic and secular lords in the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, held on January 16, 1120.
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Kingdom of Jerusalem

Crusader state in the Levant from 1099 to 1291

The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as the Crusader Kingdom, was one of the Crusader states established in the Levant immediately after the First Crusade. It lasted for almost two hundred years, from the accession of Godfrey of Bouillon in 1099 until the fall of Acre in 1291.…
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January 16

Day of the year

January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 349 days remain until the end of the year.
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