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Shaqif Arnun (Beaufort)

الشقيف أرنون

Beaufort castle above the Litani in the Tiberias district — taken by Farrukhshah in 578, handed back to the Franks by al-Salih Isma'il in 638 1 2.

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The castle of al-Shaqif — the Franks' Belfort — above the Litani river in Tiberias's district; 'Izz al-Din Farrukhshah took it in 578 AH, and al-Malik al-Salih Isma'il surrendered it to the Franks in 638 AH 1 2.

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Baybars takes Jaffa, Beaufort and Antioch, 666· The capture of Shaqif Habs Jaldak (Beaufort, 578 AH)· Shaqif Arnun — Beaufort falls· Shaqif Castle handed to the Franks, 638

People and things also explored

al-Malik al-Salih Isma'il b. al-Adil· السلطان الظاهر ركن الدين بيبرس البندقداري· ابن الحاجب· Izz al-Din Farrukhshah· الشيخ عز الدين بن عبد السلام· صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب الملك الناصر· Baybars takes Jaffa, Beaufort and Antioch, 666· The capture of Shaqif Habs Jaldak (Beaufort, 578 AH)

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 110-111
  2. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 189
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al-Malik al-Salih Isma'il b. al-Adil

Al-Adil's son, lord of Damascus; stormed the city in Safar 637 taking its citadel, and in 638 surrendered Beaufort to the Franks — jailing Ibn Abd al-Salam and Ibn al-Hajib for denouncing it.