Third Crusade (7 сент 1186 г. – 7 сент 1192 г.)

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Richard the first of England and Emperor Frederick of Germany led a well armed and trained army against the (newly nicknamed) Saracens in 1189. Now lead by Saladin, the Saracens had a renewed courage to fight alongside this great warrior. Fredrick never even saw Jerusalem, he died crossing the Mediterranean sea, and his body was pickled and carried with the army. Not too long after, Saladin and Richard made peace, and the main Crusades ended.
Upon Shirkuh’s subsequent death, Saladin assumed control and began a campaign of conquests that accelerated after Nur al-Din’s death in 1174.

In 1187, Saladin began a major campaign against the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. His troops virtually destroyed the Christian army at the battle of Hattin, taking back the important city along with a large amount of territory.

Outrage over these defeats inspired the Third Crusade, led by rulers such as the aging Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (who was drowned at Anatolia before his entire army reached Syria), King Philip II of France, and King Richard I of England (known as Richard the Lionheart).

In September 1192, Richard and Saladin signed a peace treaty that reestablished the Kingdom of Jerusalem (though without the city of Jerusalem) and ended the Third Crusade.

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