Crusader States Timeline

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c. 1090 CE - c. 1256 CE

The Assassins (aka Nizari Ismailis) occupy mountain castles in Syria, Iran and elsewhere.
1095 CE - 1102 CE

The First Crusade is formed to recapture Jerusalem for Christendom. It is successful in its primary aim.
Mar 1098 CE

Baldwin of Boulogne takes control of Edessa and the County of Edessa is formed, one of four Crusader-created states in the Levant.
3 Jun 1098 CE

The First Crusaders capture Antioch after an 8-month siege.
15 Jul 1099 CE

Jerusalem is captured during the First Crusade.
Sep 1099 CE

The Crusader state, the Kingdom of Jerusalem is created.
17 May 1101 CE

Caesarea is captured by the Crusaders.
26 May 1101 CE

Acre is captured by the Crusaders.
c. 1119 CE

Foundation of the military order the Knights Templar.
1144 CE

The Knights Hospitaller acquire the castle of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria.
24 Dec 1144 CE

The Muslim Seljuk Turks, led by Imad ad-Din Zangi, capture Edessa.
Sep 1146 CE

Joscelin II's attempt to retake Edessa fails and the city is sacked by Nur ad-Din.
1147 CE - 1149 CE

The Second Crusade is launched to recapture Edessa for Christendom. It is not successful.
25 Oct 1147 CE

At Dorylaion a force of Muslim Seljuk Turks attacks an army led by Conrad III during the Second Crusade.
29 Jun 1149 CE

The Muslim Seljuk leader Nur al-Din captures Crusader-held Antioch.
Jul 1149 CE

A new Church of the Holy Sepulchre is completed in Jerusalem.
1150 CE

End of the County of Edessa.
1152 CE

Raymond II, the Count of Tripoli, is murdered by the Assassins.
1186 CE - 1192 CE

Guy of Lusignan reigns as king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
3 Jul 1187 CE - 4 Jul 1187 CE

Saladin defeats the Franks army at the Battle of Hattin.
1189 CE - 1192 CE

The Third Crusade is formed with the aim of recapturing Jerusalem for Christendom. Although some cities were recaptured, Jerusalem was not one of them.
Aug 1189 CE - Jul 1191 CE

The siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.
12 Jul 1191 CE

Richard I of England captures Acre during the Third Crusade.
28 Apr 1192 CE

Conrad of Montferrat, king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, is murdered by the Assassins.
1202 CE - 1204 CE

The Fourth Crusade is formed to recapture Jerusalem for Christendom. Instead, the Crusaders attack Constantinople.
May 1203 CE

A small force of Crusader knights arrives in the Middle East during the Fourth Crusade.
17 Oct 1244 CE

An army of the Ayyubid dynasty defeats a large Latin army at the battle of La Forbie (Harbiya) in Gaza.
1247 CE

Al-Salih, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, captures Ascalon from the Franks.
8 Apr 1271 CE

Al-Zahir Baibars, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, captures the Knights Hospitaller castle of Krak des Chevaliers.
1291 CE

With the fall of Acre, the Crusader States, including the Kingdom of Jerusalem, are absorbed into the Mamluk Sultanate.
18 May 1291 CE

Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Middle East, falls to the Mamluks.