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Question 1

When was there a failed siege of edessa

Answer 1

1110

Question 2

In what year did zengi fail to besiege Homs

Answer 2

1130

Question 3

In what year did Abbasid caliph Mahmud II die

Answer 3

1131

Question 4

Where did Zengi march to in 1131 hoping to add it to his territories following the death of the caliph

Answer 4

Baghdad

Question 5

The governor of which city saved zengi’s life when he was retreating from Baghdad

Answer 5

Tikrit

Question 6

The son of which leader appealed to Zengi in 1135 to come and take Damascus but was then killed by his mother, Zumurrud

Answer 6

Buri

Question 7

In which year did Zengi besiege homs this time successfully

Answer 7

1137

Question 8

In what year did Zengi seize Buri’s son and take Hama from buri

Answer 8

1130

Question 9

At which battle did Zengi defeat Fulk in 1137

Answer 9

Ba’Rin

Question 10

What is the name of the castle which the crusader states lost as a result of defeat at Ba’Rin in 1137

Answer 10

Montferrand Castle

Question 11

The siege of which city in 1138 did Zengi successfully repel

Answer 11

Shaizar

Question 12

In what year did Zengi marry Zumurrud Khatun of Damascus

Answer 12

1138

Question 13

Which 2 locations did Zengi march on in 1139

Answer 13

Damascus and Baalbek

Question 14

What did Zengi do to the captives who he captured following the siege of Baalbek

Answer 14

He crucified them

Question 15

On which book did Zengi swear on that he would not harm the captives of Baalbek

Answer 15

The Qu’ran

Question 16

Who did Zengi grant the town of Baalbek to after he captured it in 1139

Answer 16

Ayyub, father of Saladin

Question 17

In what year did Zengi besiege Damascus again after Unur, allying with the crusaders, left to lay siege to Banias

Answer 17

1140

Question 18

How long was the siege of Edessa in 1144

Answer 18

4 Months

Question 19

Who were Zengi’s 3 sons

Answer 19

Nuredin, Qutb Al-din and Sayf Al-din

Question 20

Which crusader state did Nuredin attack immediately after he succeeded his father in Aleppo

Answer 20

Principality of Antioch

Question 20

Which 2 locations did Zengi march on in 1139

Answer 20

Damascus and Baalbek

Question 21

Who did nuredin sign a treaty with in 1147, in an attempt to form alliance against crusaders

Answer 21

Unur of Damascus

Question 22

Who did nuredin marry as per his alliance with Unur in 1147

Answer 22

Ismat

Question 23

Which two towns did Unur and nuredin attack together in 1147

Answer 23

Bosra and Salkhad

Question 24

What Antiochene territories did Nuredin successfully take in 1147

Answer 24

Artah, Kafar Latha, Basalfut and Bara

Question 25

Which Tripolian Territory did nuredin capture in 1152, burning it to the ground

Answer 25

Tortosa

Question 26

Who renewed Unur's truce with the crusaders after Unur's death in August 1149

Answer 26

Abaq

Question 27

What was the only territory Nuredin had to capture to fully unify Syria by 1149

Answer 27

Damascus

Question 28

When did Nuredin fail to take Damascus on both occasions

Answer 28

1150 and 1151

Question 29

Who did Abaq pay a tribute to in return for protection

Answer 29

The Crusaders

Question 30

Why was Nuredin unable to assist Muslims at Ascalon in 1153

Answer 30

Abaq refused to allow him to cross his territory

Question 31

When did Nuredin overthrow Abaq and take Damascus, unifying Syria

Answer 31

1154

Question 32

When did Nuredin Besiege the Hospitallers at Banias

Answer 32

1157

Question 33

Which grand master did nuredin capture in 1157 after his siege of Banias

Answer 33

Bertrand de Blanquefort

Question 34

Who did Nuredin negotiate an alliance with in 1159 against the Seljuks to the dismay of the crusaders

Answer 34

Manuel I

Question 35

Who did Nuredin capture in 1160, who then remained captive until 1176

Answer 35

Reynald of Antioch

Question 36

Who did Nuredin negotiate an alliance with in 1159 against the Seljuks to the dismay of the crusaders

Answer 36

Manuel I

Question 37

Which 3 castles in Tripoli did Nuredin temporarily take in 1167 exploiting the captivity of Raymond III

Answer 37

Chantel blanc, Gibelecar and Areimeh

Question 38

who did Saladin force all of his Emirs to swear loyalty to after his death

Answer 38

His son, Al-Afdal

Question 39

Who did Al-Adil support after deciding that Al-Afdal was unfit to rule

Answer 39

Al afdal's brother, Al-Aziz

Question 40

Who died in 1198, reopening the succession crisis Al-adil had solved by placing Al-aziz as sultan

Answer 40

Al-Aziz

Question 41

Who did Al-Afdal ally with in 1198 to drive Al-adil out of Damascus following the death of Al-Aziz

Answer 41

Az-Zahir, emir of Aleppo (Afdal's brother)

Question 42

The arrival of which of Al-Adil's sons led to the end of his nephews siege of Damascus in 1199

Answer 42

Al-khamil

Question 43

Where did Al-Adil defeat his nephew Al-afdal following his unsuccessful siege of Damascus

Answer 43

Bilbais

Question 44

When did Al-adil proclaim himself sultan following the defeats of his nephew Al-Afdal

Answer 44

Feb 1200

Question 46

Who did Al-Adil make the de facto ruler of Egypt during his reign

Answer 46

His son Al Khamil

Question 47

In which Egyptian city was Saladin able to resist the siege of the crusaders for 3 months until a settlement was agreed in 1167

Answer 47

Alexandria

Question 48

Saladin cleverly attacked which 2 places, allowing him to distract the franks from his main goal of capturing aila in 1170

Answer 48

Darum and Gaza

Question 49

Who besieged the city of Alexandria in 1174 unsuccessfully

Answer 49

Tancred of Lecce (Sicily)

Question 50

When did Saladin successfully besiege Damascus, claiming to be protecting As-Salih?

Answer 50

October 1174

Question 51

Which 4 castles did Saladin successfully capture in the summer of 1188

Answer 51

Latakia, Sahyun, Al-Shughur and Bourzey