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History The First Crusade and the Muslim Response
The fall of Jerusalem in 1099 CE and the initial fragmented Muslim response to the Crusader invasion of the Levant.
History Imad al-Din Zangi and the Recapture of Edessa
The Turkish atabeg who began the Muslim counter-crusade by capturing the County of Edessa in 1144 CE.
History Nur al-Din Zangi: Unifier of the Muslim Front
The son of Imad al-Din Zangi who united Muslim Syria and Egypt, setting the stage for Salahuddin's liberation of Jerusalem.
History Ibn Battuta: The Greatest Traveler of the Medieval World
The extraordinary journeys of Ibn Battuta across the Muslim world and beyond, covering 75,000 miles over 30 years, and his invaluable descriptions of 14th-centu
History Al-Idrisi: The World's Greatest Medieval Geographer
The Muslim scholar who created the most accurate map of the world in the 12th century for the Norman King Roger II of Sicily.