The Fief of Tibnin (Toron) and its Castle in the Age of the Crusades AD (1105-1266 AH 498- 664): A Study of its economic, political and military Role

ISBN-13: 9783656869450 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 136 str.

Ahmed Sheir

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Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject History - World History - Early and Ancient History, University of Gottingen (History Department), course: History of the Crusades and the relation between the East and West, language: English, comment: I would like to thank a lot Prof. Aly al- Sayed, Damnhour University, Egypt. and Prof. Dr. Frank Rexroth, Gottingen University, Germany, for their help, patience, encouragement throughout all the stage of researching and writing this work. I could not have been written this work without their advices, instructions, comments and extensive help., abstract: The Crusade movement is one of the most important occurrences of medieval history. It took place throughout two centuries in the Levant and affected both Muslims and Crusaders and in turn changed the way in which West and East related to one another. To understand the history of the Crusades, it is important to study not only the military aspects but also the socio-economic and political relationships. When the Crusaders took control of the Holy Land and many Islamic cities in the Levant, they transferred their feudal European system there. They established four main fiefdoms or lordships, Jerusalem, Edessa, Antioch and Tripoli. In addition, there were another twelve secondary fiefdoms, of which Tibnīn was one. This work is divided into five chapters. An introduction to outline the importance and objectives of the study, and also discusses its primary and second sources as well as the previous studies in this field. The second chapter is a study of the society of Tibnīn, the architecture of the castle of Tibnīn and its importance for the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It illustrates the nature of the relations between the Crusader and Muslim inhabitants in Tibnīn and the economic and agricultural importance of lands of Tibnīn in the age of the Crusades. The third chapter deals with the issues of Crusader rule in Tibnīn, from its origins and evolution to the political role of

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-Full Name:Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Abdelkawy Sheir-Occupation:Junior Lecturer of Medieval History, Damnhour University, Egypt-Last Degree: M.A. of Arts in Medieval History, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany.-Member of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE ) 2014-2016 http://sscle.slu.edu/ Honors and Awards: Erasmus Munds Medaster Scholarship, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany. - "Ideal Student 2007"of the Faculty of Arts and the Alexandria University, Branch of Damanhur. - I have awarded the top- ranking in the cultural competition among the Egyptian universities- Students on project research entitled "The Peace in Islam"2007.Publication and Conferences:Ahmed Sheir. (Jan. 2015). The Fief of Tibnin (Toron) and Its Castle in the Age of the Crusades AD (1105-1266 / AH 498- 664): A Study of Its Economic, Political and Military Role, Norderstedt, Germany: GRINVerlag GmbH, 2014. (Book) Ahmed Sheir. (2015). "Demographic, Socio-Economic an Architectural Structure of Tibnin in the Age of theCrusades," Historical Kan Periodical, Nr. 29. (in press). - Ahmed Sheir. (2015). 1304-129 6 "" {The Positionof the Kingdom of Lesser Armenia from the conflict between Ghazan Khan and Mamluks 1296-1304}, inArmenia in Arabic and Western Sources, vol.2, Fourth International Conference of the Armenian Studies,Armenian Studies Center, Cairo University, Egypt. (in press). Abstract of this paper was published in " " Nov. 2011 http://www.aztagarabic.com/archives/3375 -Ahmed Sheir. (July 2014). The Fief of Tibnin between the Muslims and the Crusaders 1229-1266 / 583-664,Norderstedt, Germany: GRIN Verlag GmbH, 2014. (E-book and printed book) - Ahmed Sheir. (Feb. 2014). "The Military Role of the Fief of Tibnin against the Muslims in the Age of theCrusades (AH 498-583/ AD 1105-1187)," Journal of Religious Culture (Journal für Religionskultur), Nr.188 (2014). http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/33643 -Ahmed Sheir. (2014). The Political Role of the Castle of Tibnin in the Age of the Crusades AD 1105-1187/AH 498-583, in Crusades Medieval Worlds in Conflict, Third International Symposium on Crusades Studies,Saint Louis University, USA. (under review)