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Crusader states

Also known as Crusader state, Crusaders, Crusader

The Crusader states were Latin Christian states established in the Levant after the First Crusade, including the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the County of Edessa, the Principality of Antioch and the County of Tripoli. They fought against the Seljuks and later the Ayyubid Empire under Saladin, which recaptured Jerusalem in 1187. The last of their strongholds was taken by the Mamluk Sultanate with the fall of Acre in 1291.

Crusader states
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Mentioned in 10 state histories

JarrahidsBanu Ammar of TripoliSeljuk Sultanate of SyriaArmenian Principality of CiliciaArmenian Kingdom of CiliciaDilmaçoğullarıSeljuk Emirate of DamascusArtuqids of HasankeyfLordship of TyreAyyubid Emirate of Damascus

Great speeches

Pope Urban II at Clermont27 November 1095

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Crusader states. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/crusader-states
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The Epoch Institute. “Crusader states.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/crusader-states.
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