Third Crusade: Quick Facts

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Date	1189 - 1192
Location	Levant

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Engraving of Saladin on horseback, wearing armor and a helmet, raising a sword as fallen soldiers lie at his feet and warriors stand behind him.

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Map of the eastern Mediterranean region during the 12th century, highlighting the crusader states: Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Tripoli, Principality of Antioch, and County of Edessa, along with the Kingdom of Armenia (Little Armenia) and the island of Cyprus. Neighboring regions such as the Fatimid Caliphate, Emirate of Damascus, Dominion of the Atabegs, and Sultanate of Rum are also labeled. Key cities, rivers, and bodies of water like the Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Galilee, and Dead Sea are

Engraving of Richard I, wearing armor and raising an axe, leading knights as they land by ship at Jaffa during the Third Crusade, with soldiers gathering on shore.

Richard I and Saladin

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