The port of Jerusalem, Frankish again from Richard's recapture on 10 September 1191 until al-Adil stormed it in 1197 (Abu'l-Fida); left to him by the truce of 1198.
The state of its walls in 1200 is not pinned. It returns to the Franks by treaty only later (outside 1200).
Who holds it
- Name
- An 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
An 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 for 1200.
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.
Walls and castle
Not pinned for 1200.
Trade and crafts
A small harbour; the Jerusalem road.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: See the summary and the lord's record.
Sources and studies
- 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
- Jaffa (English Wikipedia)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.