Event anniversary

Conquest of Jerusalem

Took place on September 20, 1187

839

Years ago

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The 840th anniversary falls on September 20, 2027, in 331 days.

The siege of Jerusalem lasted from 20 September to 2 October 1187, when Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city to the forces of the Ayyubid Sultanate under sultan Saladin. Earlier that summer, Egyptian forces under Saladin had defeated the kingdom's army and conquered several cities.

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