Ibn Barzan, lord of Ramla and Nablus
ابن بيرزان صاحب الرملة ونابلس
Ibn Barzan, lord of Ramla and Nablus — the greatest of the Franks after their king; taken at the Ford of Sorrows in 575 with his brother of Jubayl, the lord of Tiberias and the Templar and Hospitaller masters, and ransomed for 150,000 Tyrian dinars plus a thousand Muslim captives 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- military · Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Ibn Barzan, lord of Ramla and Nablus. Ibn al-Athir says he was, after their king, the most highly placed of the Franks. 1
He took part in the Battle of the Ford of Sorrows in 575 AH, where he was taken prisoner together with his brother, the lord of Jubayl, the lord of Tiberias, and the masters of the Templars and the Hospitallers. He ransomed himself for a hundred thousand and fifty thousand Tyrian dinars, and the release of a thousand Muslim prisoners. 1
Connections
- Participated in
- The battle of the Ford of Sorrows (Jacob's Ford, 575 AH)
People and things also explored
Izz al-Din Farrukhshah· صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب الملك الناصر· The battle of the Ford of Sorrows (Jacob's Ford, 575 AH)
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 95-96
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