The Franks take Beirut from the Muslims in 593

أخذ الفرنج بيروت من المسلمين سنة 593

c. 1197 CE · 593 AH

Bayrut (Beirut)

In 593 the Franks took Beirut back from the Muslims; its amir Izz al-Din Shama fled to Sidon 1.

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
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Levant & Iraq
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1180119012001210 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

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Bayrut (Beirut)

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Summary

In 593 AH the Franks took Beirut from the Muslims. Its amir, Izz al-Din Shama, fled to Sidon. Al-Adil had earlier taken the Aqaba by safe conduct 1.

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The Franks Take Beirut by the Sword and Sidon by Safe-Conduct, 504· Fairuz· Hisham Kabbani· Nadine Labaki· Bayrut (Beirut)

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 791
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