Jordan

rivolta contro l'Impero ottomano (1916-1918)

serie di guerre del Medioevo

stato crociato in Medio Oriente (1099-1291)

guerra santa combattuta tra il 1189 e il 1192

primo conflitto globale (1914-1918)

Saladin’s decisive victory over the army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which destroyed the kingdom’s main field force and opened the way for the reconquest of Jerusalem.

Saladin’s siege of Jerusalem, ending with the city’s surrender on October 2, 1187, after the defeat of the crusader army at Hattin.

A prominent nobleman of the Kingdom of Jerusalem who commanded the defense of Jerusalem during Saladin’s siege in 1187.

sultano di Egitto, Siria e Hijaz (1137–1193)

British archaeologist, military officer, and liaison who participated in and helped coordinate Arab operations against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

re di Gerusalemme (r. 1174-1185)

King of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1192 and commander of the crusader army defeated at Hattin.

regina di Gerusalemme (r. 1186-1190)

Strategic Red Sea port captured by Arab forces from the Ottoman garrison on 6 July 1917.

Major Syrian city entered by Arab and British forces on 1 October 1918 during the final phase of the revolt.

The battlefield near the Sea of Galilee where Saladin defeated the main army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1187.

Historical region along the Red Sea coast of the Arabian Peninsula and the core territory of the Hashemite-led revolt.

The major political and religious center of Judea and the setting for much of the film’s story.

The Latin Christian polity in the Levant where the film’s court politics, frontier warfare, and defense of Jerusalem unfold.

A major crusader castle and lordship in Transjordan, historically associated with the lordship of Oultremer and the tensions preceding the 1187 campaign.