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Shaqif Arnun (Beaufort)

الشقيف أرنون

Beaufort castle above the Litani in the Tiberias district — taken by Farrukhshah in 578, handed back to the Franks by al-Salih Isma'il in 638 1 2.

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The castle of al-Shaqif — the Franks' Belfort — above the Litani river in Tiberias's district; 'Izz al-Din Farrukhshah took it in 578 AH, and al-Malik al-Salih Isma'il surrendered it to the Franks in 638 AH 1 2.

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Baybars takes Jaffa, Beaufort and Antioch, 666· The capture of Shaqif Habs Jaldak (Beaufort, 578 AH)· Shaqif Arnun — Beaufort falls· Shaqif Castle handed to the Franks, 638

People and things also explored

al-Malik al-Salih Isma'il b. al-Adil· al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars· ابن الحاجب· Izz al-Din Farrukhshah· الشيخ عز الدين بن عبد السلام· Saladin (Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub)· Baybars takes Jaffa, Beaufort and Antioch, 666· The capture of Shaqif Habs Jaldak (Beaufort, 578 AH)

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 110-111
  2. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 189
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al-Malik al-Salih Isma'il b. al-Adil

Al-Adil's son, lord of Damascus; stormed the city in Safar 637 taking its citadel, and in 638 surrendered Beaufort to the Franks — jailing Ibn Abd al-Salam and Ibn al-Hajib for denouncing it.