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Damascus's army
Commanders: Shams al-Din Ibn al-Muqaddam
the Franks
Summary
When Nur al-Din died, the Franks gathered and besieged Banias. Shams al-Din ibn al-Muqaddam went out to them with the army of Damascus. He first spoke to them gently, then grew harsh: otherwise, he said, they would seek help from Sayf al-Din in Mosul and from Saladin in Egypt, and the fear of Nur al-Din no longer weighed on him. The Franks recognized that he was sincere. They made peace with him for money and prisoners, and the truce was settled. 1
Connections
- Occurred at
- Banyas
- Had participant
- Shams al-Din Ibn al-Muqaddam
People and things also explored
al-Malik al-Ṣāliḥ moved to Aleppo — Saʿd al-Dīn Kumashtakīn seizes the regency· The Arafat clash and Ibn al-Muqaddam's killing (583 AH)· Shams al-Din Ibn al-Muqaddam
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 60
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islam.museum contributors. “the Franks besiege Bānyās — Ibn al-Muqaddam's bluff sends them home”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/franks-banias-569/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.