Surrender of crusaders Battle of Hattin



modern interpretation of saladin accepting surrender of guy of lusignan


prisoners after battle included guy, brother amalric ii, raynald de chatillon, william v of montferrat, gerard de ridefort, humphrey iv of toron, hugh of jabala, plivain of botron, hugh of gibelet, , other barons of kingdom of jerusalem. perhaps few 3,000 christians escaped defeat.


guy of lusignan , reynald of chatillon brought saladin s tent. saladin offered guy drink, sign in muslim culture prisoner spared, although guy unaware of this. guy passed goblet reynald, saladin struck hands, saying did not ask evil man drink, , not save life doing . charged reynald breaking truce. reports, such of baha al din, claim saladin executed reynald himself single stroke of sword. however, others record saladin struck reynald sign bodyguards behead him. guy assumed beheaded, saladin assured him kings not kill kings.


saladin commanded other captive barons spared , treated humanely. 200 of templar , hospitaller knights taken prisoner executed on saladin s orders, exception of grand master of temple. executions decapitation. saint nicasius, knight hospitaller venerated christian martyr, said have been 1 of victims.


imad ed-din, saladin s secretary, wrote:



saladin ordered should beheaded, choosing have them dead rather in prison. him whole band of scholars , sufis , number of devout men , ascetics, each begged allowed kill 1 of them, , drew sword , rolled sleeve. saladin, face joyful, sitting on dais, unbelievers showed black despair.



captured turcopoles (locally recruited mounted archers employed crusader states) executed on saladin s orders. while nominally christian, these auxiliaries regarded renegades had betrayed islam.


the rest of captured knights , soldiers sold slavery, , 1 reportedly bought in damascus in exchange sandals. high ranking frankish barons captured held ransom.








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