The Leper King and his Heirs
Subtitle: Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 7, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780521017473
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Middle East - General; History; History - General History; History: World; Middle East; Middle East - Israel; Baudouin--IV, --King of Jerusalem, --1160-118; Baudouin--IV,--King of Jerusalem,--1160-1185; History / Israel; History / Middle East; History-Middle East - General
First sentence: On 15 May 1174 Nur ad-Din, the greatest ruler of western Islam, died at Damascus leaving an eleven-year-old heir, and his dominions were torn by faction as his kinsmen and generals fought for control.