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On 4 July 1187 the legendary Muslim leader Saladin destroyed the Crusader army of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem with a terrible slaughter at the battle of Hattin - and went on to restore the Holy City of Jerusalem to Islamic rule. The carnage at Hattin was the culmination of almost a century of religious wars between Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land. It had enormous consequences for the whole medieval world because it produced an intensification of holy war between Islam and Europe for over another century - and in retrospect marked the beginning of the end for the Crusader presence in the Middle East. In the 20th century memory of the battle was revived as a symbol of Arab hope for liberation from Crusader-Imperialism, and in the 21st it has become a rallying cry for radical Muslim fundamentalists in their struggle for the soul of Islam. In this new volume in the 'Great Battles series', John France analyses the origins and course of this pivotal battle, illuminating the roots of the bitter hatred which underlay it, and explains its significance in world history - from medieval times to the present.

Hattin, Battle of, Israel, 1187. --- Saladin, --- Islamic Empire --- Jerusalem --- History --- Ḥiṭṭīn, Battle of, 1187 --- Horns of Hattin, Battle of, Israel, 1187 --- Tiberias, Battle of, Israel, 1187 --- Al-Ayubi, Salahudeen, --- Ayubi, Salahudeen Al-, --- Ayyūbī, Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn, --- Saladino, --- Salah ad-Din Yusuf, --- Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Ayyūbī, --- Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, --- Salâhaddı̂n Eyyûbı̂, --- Salahudeen Al-Ayubi, --- Selahdînê Eyûbî, --- ‏ايّوبى، يوسف سلطان صلاح‌الدّين،‏ --- السلطان صلاح الدين --- سلاح الدين، --- صلاح الدين --- صلاح الدين الأيوبي --- صلاح الدين الايوبي، --- صلاح الدين, --- صلاح الدين، --- Aĭi︠u︡biĭ, Salaḣ ad-din, --- Айюби, Салах ад-дин, --- Aĭi︠u︡biĭ, Saloḣiddin, --- Айюби, Салoxиддин, --- Ibn Ai︠u︡b, Salakh ad-din I︠U︡suf, --- Ибн Айюб, Салах ад-дин Юсуф, --- Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem --- Latin Orient --- Palestine --- Hattin, Battle of, Israel, 1187 --- Saladin, 1171-1193