In 1164, Latin Patriarch of Antioch Aimery of Limoges had sent a letter to King Louis VII of France, in which he described the events in the Crusader States: [ Shirkuh ] having gotten possession of Damascus, the latter entered Egypt with a great force of Turks, in order to conquer the country.

Jan 28, 2025 · The invasions weakened the Crusaders, bolstered Sunni Muslim control in Egypt, and laid the foundation for Saladin’s rise, uniting Egypt and Syria against the Crusader states.

Jan 13, 2020 · In 1163 CE, a quarrel ensued between the new vizier Dirgham and Amalric regarding the annual tribute that the Fatimids had been paying to the kingdom, and this provoked an invasion by the latter in 1163 CE.

The Crusader invasion of Egypt (1154–1169) was a series of campaigns undertaken by the Kingdom of Jerusalem to strengthen its position in the Levant by taking advantage of the weakness of Fatimid Egypt.

Dec 22, 2019 · A map of the Second Crusader invasion of Egypt in 1164 CE that depicts the routes of the armies of both the Crusaders and Zengid Dynasty.

Ramses III is best known for defeating the Sea Peoples — a combination of several different peoples that some historian gave birth to the Phoenicians. The "Sea People," ravaged the Near East and advanced south towards Egypt and were halted by …

However, Shawar then argued with Shirkuh, and allied with the Crusader king, Amalric I of Jerusalem, who attacked Shirkuh at Bilbeis [7] in August–October 1164 (see Crusader invasion of Egypt). The siege ended with a stalemate, and both Shirkuh and Amalric agreed to …

Mar 4, 2023 · Egypt faced many invaders during her extraordinarily long history, and was herself conquered several times. Who were these foes, and how did Egypt outlast them?

Jun 8, 2022 · Contest for Egypt is the first modern study devoted exclusively to this tripartite struggle for influence. Readers are introduced to the background and aftermath, while focus is placed on...

In a time of frequent assassinations and changes of ministers, Shawar, the Arab governor of Upper Egypt, made his way to the vezirate in January, 1163, only to be deposed in seven months’ time and driven out of the country by Dirgham, the Warden of the Gate and commander of the Barkiya battalion.