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the
Ayyubid forces were shocked to learn that the garrison asked for surrender since the Ayyubids had achieved little in the siege and that they would have failed to capture it. After the capture of the castles, he handed them over to an emir called Qilij, whom he ordered to rebuild the fort and depart.
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Baha' al-Din claims that al-Shugur was bombarded from all sides but does not state that if stones reached the walls, leaving the defenders with no choice but to surrender. Ibn al-Athir claims some stones managed to hit the castle but had no effect; however, the crusader position was so hopeless that
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Claude
Reignier Conder, The Life of Saladin, p. 132
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1196:, who held modern-day
106:Commanders and leaders
878:Lord Edward's Crusade
150:Casualties and losses
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1341:D.S Richards, p. 349
1332:D.S Richards, p. 349
1243:to take the fort of
1223:near a fortress of
1182:siege of al-Shughur
868:Krak des Chevaliers
22:Siege of al-Shughur
1393:Battles of Saladin
1054:2nd Belvoir Castle
1014:1st Belvoir Castle
736:3rd Constantinople
731:2nd Constantinople
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459:1st Constantinople
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1164:2nd Mansurah
1159:3rd Damietta
1134:1st Mansurah
1124:1st Fariskur
1119:2nd Damietta
999:Jacob's Ford
964:1st Damietta
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819:2nd Mansurah
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295:1st Heraclea
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75:Belligerents
52:Shughr-Bakas
27:Part of The
1109:Mount Tabor
952:(1169–1254)
893:3rd Tripoli
873:2nd Tripoli
858:2nd Antioch
800:3rd Ascalon
750:Mount Tabor
680:Philomelion
541:2nd Bilbeis
531:1st Bilbeis
506:2nd Ascalon
440:Edessa 1146
435:Edessa 1144
430:2nd Shaizar
355:Al-Sannabra
350:1st Shaizar
315:1st Tripoli
268:1st Ascalon
248:2nd Antioch
238:1st Antioch
202:(1096–1303)
1372:Categories
1251:References
1069:Al-Shughur
994:Marj Ayyun
979:Montgisard
974:Alexandria
651:Al-Shughur
576:Marj Ayyun
561:Montgisard
556:Alexandria
511:Lake Huleh
425:2nd Aleppo
400:al-Atharib
385:1st Aleppo
218:Xerigordos
1235:Aftermath
1114:Machghara
1099:2nd Jaffa
1094:1st Jaffa
1034:2nd Kerak
1024:1st Kerak
838:2nd Arsuf
755:Machghara
707:2nd Jaffa
695:1st Jaffa
690:1st Arsuf
616:2nd Kerak
606:1st Kerak
536:al-Babein
521:al-Buqaia
415:Qinnasrin
405:Rafaniyya
330:3rd Ramla
310:2nd Ramla
305:1st Ramla
1192:and the
1149:2nd Gaza
1139:1st Gaza
1129:Limassol
1084:2nd Acre
1059:Laodicea
1004:1st Acre
898:4th Acre
843:Caesarea
675:3rd Acre
641:Laodicea
631:3rd Tyre
586:2nd Acre
484:Damascus
320:1st Acre
290:Mersivan
285:Melitene
243:Samosata
196:Crusades
137:Strength
47:Location
29:Crusades
1213:Saladin
1190:Saladin
1188:led by
1154:Ascalon
1074:Bourzey
1029:Cresson
1019:Al-Fule
1009:Red Sea
685:Iconium
656:Bourzey
611:Cresson
601:Al-Fule
591:Red Sea
516:Butaiha
469:Ephesus
410:Antioch
253:Ma'arra
223:Civetot
158:Unknown
155:Unknown
145:Unknown
142:Unknown
119:Saladin
1245:Sarmin
1064:Sahyun
1039:Hattin
989:Banias
888:Margat
795:Forbie
646:Sahyun
621:Hattin
571:Banias
501:Aintab
420:Ba'rin
380:Yibneh
360:Sarmin
340:Beirut
325:Harran
228:Nicaea
200:Levant
63:Result
1208:Siege
1104:Toron
1089:Arsuf
1079:Safed
853:Safed
848:Haifa
712:Toron
661:Safed
526:Harim
445:Bosra
345:Sidon
335:Artah
280:Arsuf
54:near
1180:The
1049:Tyre
984:Hama
969:Ayla
903:Ruad
883:Homs
785:Gaza
726:Zara
566:Hama
551:Ayla
496:Inab
390:Azaz
258:Arqa
39:Date
370:Hab
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