Frontier town · Contested ground · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Darum

The small Frankish frontier fort south of Gaza on the road to Egypt, taken by Richard in May 1192; Ayyubid since the treaty of 1192.

Its state in 1200 is not pinned.

Who holds it

Name
Ayyubid, governor not named (Coastal plain).
Title
Lord or governor
Since
see lord_1200
Born
not pinned
Family
not pinned
Confidence
low

See the lord's record.

Lord in 1200

Ayyubid, governor not named (Coastal plain).

How things stand that morning

See lord_1200.

Charter

None: an Islamic town has no communal charter; the prince's governor, the qadi and the market inspector (muhtasib) govern, and the notables (a'yan) and ulama speak for the townsmen.

Council

No council; notables and ulama.

Communities

Not recorded.

Fairs and markets

No fairs in the European sense; trade runs through permanent markets (suqs) and caravan seasons.

Militia

Not recorded; the garrison is the prince's or the amir's.

Trade and crafts

Road station.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: See the summary and the lord's record.

Sources and studies

  1. Abu'l-Fida, Annals (al-Mukhtasar), Arabic text with French translation in Recueil des historiens des croisades, Historiens orientaux I (1872), pp. 150-172 (years 589-615 AH), read through archive.org search-inside

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