Wikipedia's first sentence called it “victory of the muslim sultan saladin over the christian king of jerusalem”. Today it says “victory of the muslim sultan saladin over an unnamed templar castellan of jacob's ford”.
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Around 1095, Christians from Europe marched to the Holy Land to take control of Jerusalem. By 1099, the Crusaders achieved their goal and captured Jerusalem from the Muslims. Although unrest plagued the Holy City after the First Crusade , the Crusaders continually defeated any army that opposed them for many years. Saladin , one of the most well-known figures in Muslim history, was able to recapture Jerusalem in 1187 after almost a century of Christian rule. Many scholars believe that the Islamic takeover of the Holy City can be accredited to the Muslim victory over the Crusaders at Jacob's Ford in Syria , which occurred in 1179 between Muslim sultan Saladin and Christian king Baldwin IV .1 The site is also known by the Latin name of Vadum Iacob and in modern Hebrew as Ateret.
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The Battle of Jacob's Ford was a victory of the Muslim sultan Saladin over the Christian King of Jerusalem , Baldwin IV .It occurred in August 1179, when Saladin conquered and destroyed a new border castle built by the Knights Templar at Jacob's Ford on the upper River Jordan , a historic passage point between the Golan Heights and northern Galilee . Jacob's Ford is also known by the Latin name of Vadum Iacob and in modern Hebrew as Ateret .
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The Siege of Jacob's Ford was a victory of the Muslim sultan Saladin over the Christian King of Jerusalem , Baldwin IV . It occurred in August 1179, when Saladin conquered and destroyed a new border castle built by the Knights Templar at Jacob's Ford on the upper Jordan River , a historic passage point between the Golan Heights and northern Galilee . Jacob's Ford is also known by the Latin name of Vadum Iacob and in modern Hebrew as Ateret .
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The siege of Jacob's Ford was a victory of the Muslim sultan Saladin over the Christian King of Jerusalem , Baldwin IV . It occurred in August 1179, when Saladin conquered and destroyed Chastelet , a new border castle built by the Knights Templar at Jacob's Ford on the upper Jordan River , a historic passage point between the Golan Heights and northern Galilee . Jacob's Ford is also known by the Latin name of Vadum Iacob and in modern Hebrew as Ateret .
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Component of the Crusades (1179) Belligerents Kingdom of Jerusalem Ayyubid Dynasty Commanders and leaders Baldwin IV of Jerusalem Saladin Nur ad-Din Ortoki Dolderim al-Yaruki Strength 1,500 Crusaders Unknown Casualties and losses 800 killed 700 captured Unknown The siege of Jacob's Ford was a victory of the Muslim Sultan Saladin over the Christian King of Jerusalem , Baldwin IV . It occurred in August 1179, when Saladin conquered and destroyed Chastelet , a new border castle built by the Knights Templar at Jacob's Ford on the upper Jordan River , a historic passage point between the Golan Heights and north Galilee . Jacob's Ford is also known by the Latin name of Vadum Iacob and in modern Hebrew as Ateret . The World of the Crusades .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “victory of the muslim sultan saladin over the christian king of jerusalem”. Today it says “victory of the muslim sultan saladin over an unnamed templar castellan of jacob's ford”. Read the current article and compare.
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victory of the muslim sultan saladin over the christian king of jerusalem
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victory of the muslim sultan saladin over an unnamed templar castellan of jacob's ford
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