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Usama ibn Munqidh: “A Muslim View of the Crusaders”

( 1185 ) Commentary by J. Tia Wheeler, University of St. Andrews, U.K.

Glossary

amir title of a ruler or chief in an Islamic country
dinars small coins in gold or silver, introduced during the Caliphate period of Islam
Haram forbidden to Muslims
King Fulk the French count who became king of Jerusalem in 1129
Templars the Knights Templars, members of a military religious order that arose during the Crusades and became very powerful in the Middle East

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Crusader castle fortification in Al Karak (in modern-day Jordan) (Library of Congress)

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