Amalric of Jerusalem, realizing the necessity of…

1168 CE

Amalric of Jerusalem, realizing the necessity of cooperation with Constantinople against Muslim Syria, had sent William of Tyre as envoy to the imperial capital.

Before the news of the agreement arranged by the envoy reaches Jerusalem, however, the King in 1168 sets out for Egypt.

The reasons are not clear, and there had been considerable division among the barons.

Locations
Jerusalem > Yerushalayim Israel Israel View →

People
Amalric I of Jerusalem View → Manuel I Komnenos View → Nur ad-Din Zengi View → Saladin View → Shawar View → Shirkuh View → William of Tyre View →

Groups
Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines) View → Egypt in the Middle Ages View → Fatimid Caliphate View → Aleppo, Seljuq Emirate of View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored View → Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of View → Palestine, Frankish (Outremer) View → Zengid dynasty of Syria View →

Topics
Crusades, The View → Zengid-Crusader War View → Inter-Crusade Period View →

Commodities
Weapons View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View →

Regions

Subregions

Related Events

Active Filters
Group: Haiti, Kingdom of northern
People: Charles of Orléans
Location: Kokand Ferghana Uzbekistan
Refine Results

No related events match the current filters.