The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades: Extracted and Translated from the Chronicle of Ibn Al-Qalanisi Benjamin Garber ISBN10: 1593278594

ISBN10: 1593278594

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The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades: Extracted and Translated from the Chronicle of Ibn Al-Qalanisi Benjamin Garber ISBN10: 1593278594A Saracen stronghold throughout the long history of the Crusades, Damascus served as the capital city for Nur al Deen, Saladin, and other medieval Muslim leaders. From this prime vantage point comes a remarkable contemporary account of the early Crusades, written by one of the city's leading citizens. Ibn Al Qalnis, a distinguished scholar of literature, theology, and law, was twice elected mayor of Damascus. His Chronicle begins in 1097, in the early