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Kingdom of Jerusalem before Hattin

1174–1187

In the years before Hattin, the Kingdom of Jerusalem faced succession problems, internal factions and the strategic challenge posed by Saladin. Baldwin IV’s illness, disputes around Sibylla and Guy of Lusignan, and rivalry among nobles weakened political unity.

The kingdom was not simply a battlefield society. It contained Latin settlers, eastern Christians, Muslims, Jews, military orders, merchants and local lordships, all operating within a frontier culture shaped by diplomacy and war.

The Land Beyond the Sea is set in this fragile world before the disaster of 1187.

Related people for Kingdom of Jerusalem before Hattin

Amalric I of Jerusalem1136–1174 Baldwin IV of Jerusalemborn 1161 Balian of Ibelinc. 1143–1193 Guy of Lusignan1150–1194 Raynald of Châtillon1120–1187 Richard I of England1157–1199 Saladin1138–1193 Shirkuhd. 1169 Sibylla of Jerusalem1160–1190 William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke1146–1219

Books

7 Best Novels About the Kingdom of Jerusalem before Hattin

The Land Beyond the Sea

by Sharon Kay Penman

First published 2020 · 4.6(1,582)

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Templar Silks

by Elizabeth Chadwick

William Marshal · 4.5(2,076)

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Templar Steel

by K. M. Ashman

First published 2018 · The Brotherhood · 4.4(2,272)

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The Book of Saladin

by Tariq Ali

The Islam Quintet · 4.3(124)

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The Templar Knight

by Jan Guillou

First published 1999 · Crusades Trilogy · 4.2(7,849)

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Jerusalem

by Cecelia Holland

First published 1996 · 4.0(509)

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Gates of Empire

4.0(13)

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Non-Fiction

1 Best Non-Fiction Book About the Kingdom of Jerusalem before Hattin

Histories, biographies and reference works are listed separately from the historical novels above.

Jerusalem

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

First published 2011 · 4.5(3,081)

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