Balian of Ibelin

noble of Jerusalem

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In Crusades: The Crusader states to 1187
…men under the command of Balian of Ibelin, capitulated to Saladin, who agreed to allow the inhabitants to leave once they had paid a ransom. Though Saladin’s offer included the poor, several thousand apparently were not redeemed and probably were sold into slavery. In Jerusalem, as in most of the…
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