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The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade.
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Treaty of Jaffa (1192)
Truce ending the Third Crusade
The Treaty of Jaffa, more seldom referred to as the Treaty of Ramla or the treaty of 1192, was a truce agreed to during the Crusades. It was signed on 1 or 2 September 1192 A.D. between Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Richard the Lionheart, King of England, shortly after the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Richard I of England
King of England from 1189 to 1199
Richard I, known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Gascony; Lord of Cyprus; Count of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Saladin
Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (c. 1137–1193)
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, commonly known as Saladin, was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from a Kurdish family, he was the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An important figure of the Third Crusade, he spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Third Crusade
1189–1192 attempted re-conquest of the Holy Land
The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt led by King Philip II of France, King Richard I of England and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187. For this reason, the Third Crusade is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 2
Day of the year
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