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The '''Third Crusade''' (1189–1192), also known as the Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Salāh ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb, better known as "Saladin" in the Western world.
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{{Battle Infobox
|prev = [[Battle of Hattin]]
|next = [[Fourth Crusade]]
|name = Third Crusade
|image = jerusalem conceptart.jpeg
|date = May 1189 – October 1192
|place = [[Levant]] and [[Anatolia]]
|result = *[[Saracens]] allow unarmed Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Land
*[[Jerusalem]] remained under Saracen control
|side1 = [[Crusaders]]
*[[Templars|Knights Templar]]
*[[Knights Teutonic|Teutonic Knights]]
*[[Knights Hospitalier]]
*[[Kingdom of England]]
*[[Kingdom of France]]
*[[Holy Roman Empire]]
*[[Jerusalem|Kingdom of Jerusalem]]
*{{Wiki|Principality of Antioch}}
*{{Wiki|County of Tripoli}}
*{{Wiki|Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia}}
|side2 = [[Saracens]]
*[[Ayyubid dynasty|Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt and Syria]]
*{{Wiki|Zengid dynasty|Zengids}}
*{{Wiki|Sultanate of Rum}}
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*[[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Nizari Ismaili state]]
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*[[Byzantine Empire]]
*[[Cyprus|Empire of Cyprus]]
*{{Wiki|Kingdom of Sicily}}
|commanders1 = *[[Richard I of England]]
*[[Philip II of France]]
*[[Frederick Barbarossa]]
*[[Guy of Lusignan]]
*[[Robert de Sablé]]
*[[William of Montferrat]]
*[[Conrad of Montferrat]]
*[[Garnier de Naplouse]]
*[[Sibrand]]
*[[Leopold V, Duke of Austria|Leopold V of Austria]]
|commanders2 = *[[Saladin]]
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*[[Al Mualim]] {{c|1189–1191}}
*[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] {{c|1191–1192}}
|end =
|battles = *[[Siege of Acre]]
*[[Battle of Arsuf]]
}}
The '''Third Crusade''' (1189 – 1192) was an attempt by many of the leaders of medieval [[Christianity|Christendoms]] to reconquer [[Jerusalem]] from [[Saladin]]. During this crusade, Christian forces, principally led by King [[Richard I of England]], managed to reclaim [[Acre]] and engaged Saladin at [[Battle of Arsuf|Arsuf]] before coming to negotiate peaceful terms.
 
==History==
Richard I of England, the leader of the [[Crusaders]], began his campaign by conquering [[Cyprus]] and then triumphed at the [[siege of Acre]],<ref name="ACAC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref> after which three thousand captives were slaughtered by his knights.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (William of Montferrat)]]</ref> The Crusaders mobilized their forces to march south to Jaffa, and then on to their ultimate goal, Jerusalem. Saladin gathered his troops before the broken citadel of [[Arsuf]], determined to halt the Crusaders and keep Jerusalem in Muslim hands.<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Assassination (Robert de Sablé)]]</ref>
 
At the [[Battle of Arsuf]], Richard led the Crusader army against Saladin's forces. During this time, the [[Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sablé]] asked Richard to unite with Saladin against the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]], who were behind the [[Hunt for the Nine|murders]] of eight influential Crusaders and [[Saracens]]. Before de Sablé could complete his proposition, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] arrived after fighting his way across the [[Battle of Arsuf|battlefield]] of Arsuf in search of the Grand Master.<ref name="Assassination II">''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Assassination II (Robert de Sablé)]]</ref>
 
Altaïr told King Richard of de Sablé's [[New World Order|ulterior motives]], which de Sablé denied. Richard decided that both men should fight, believing that [[Christianity|God]] would protect the one who spoke the truth. After a long battle, Altaïr defeated de Sablé, who then revealed that Altaïr's [[Mentor]], [[Al Mualim]], was a Templar collaborator. With this information, Altaïr left for [[Masyaf]] to [[Retaking of Masyaf|confront]] his Mentor, and Richard bid the Assassin a safe journey.<ref name="Assassination II" />
 
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[The Eagle's Shadow]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]''
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}
 
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{{ACM}}
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The Third Crusade (1189 – 1192) was an attempt by many of the leaders of medieval Christendoms to reconquer Jerusalem from Saladin. During this crusade, Christian forces, principally led by King Richard I of England, managed to reclaim Acre and engaged Saladin at Arsuf before coming to negotiate peaceful terms.

History[edit | edit source]

Richard I of England, the leader of the Crusaders, began his campaign by conquering Cyprus and then triumphed at the siege of Acre,[1] after which three thousand captives were slaughtered by his knights.[2] The Crusaders mobilized their forces to march south to Jaffa, and then on to their ultimate goal, Jerusalem. Saladin gathered his troops before the broken citadel of Arsuf, determined to halt the Crusaders and keep Jerusalem in Muslim hands.[3]

At the Battle of Arsuf, Richard led the Crusader army against Saladin's forces. During this time, the Templars' Grand Master Robert de Sablé asked Richard to unite with Saladin against the Levantine Assassins, who were behind the murders of eight influential Crusaders and Saracens. Before de Sablé could complete his proposition, the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad arrived after fighting his way across the battlefield of Arsuf in search of the Grand Master.[4]

Altaïr told King Richard of de Sablé's ulterior motives, which de Sablé denied. Richard decided that both men should fight, believing that God would protect the one who spoke the truth. After a long battle, Altaïr defeated de Sablé, who then revealed that Altaïr's Mentor, Al Mualim, was a Templar collaborator. With this information, Altaïr left for Masyaf to confront his Mentor, and Richard bid the Assassin a safe journey.[4]

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