تسليم الكامل القدس للإمبراطور سنة 626هـ
تسليم الكامل القدس للإمبراطور سنة 626هـ
c. 1229 CE · 626 AH
In 626 al-Kamil surrendered Jerusalem to the Frankish emperor, who had written: 'you summoned me, the Pope and the kings know of my zeal, and if I return empty-handed my honour is broken — yet you have ruined Jerusalem and its revenue is slight, so grant me its keys that my head may rise among the kings and I will remit its income to you.' The cession passed; al-Kamil then besieged Damascus for months until the Sha'ban truce left al-Nasir only Karak and Nablus 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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In time
Overview
Ibn al-Imad's account
He says that the emperor corresponded with al-Kamil asking for Jerusalem, so as to raise his standing among the kings, binding himself to send him its revenues. Al-Kamil answered him. Then the siege of Damascus followed, and the peace was concluded in Sha'ban. 2
Ibn al-Athir's account
He says that the agreement between al-Kamil, al-Ashraf and the emperor decided on the handover of Jerusalem and a few other places, on condition that Hebron, Nablus, the Ghawr and Tiberias remained in Muslim hands. He says the wall of Jerusalem was in ruins, and that the Muslims were appalled by what had happened. 3 4
The two accounts differ in some details, and we present both without preferring one.
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 126
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p.126
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.481
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.482
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