The Fief of Tibn?n between the Muslims and the Crusaders 1229-1266 / 583-664

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject History Europe - Other Countries - Middle Ages, Early Modern Age, grade: 12, University of Göttingen (Faculty of Arts), course: Medieval History, language: English, abstract: This paper is a study of the political and military situation of Tibn?n under Muslim rule 1187-1229/ 583- 625 and Latin rule 1229-1266/ 625-664. The first part of this study studies Tibn?n under Ayyubid rule 1187-1229/ 583- 625. The German crusade 1197-98 against Tibn?n and the impact of the fifth crusade 1218-1221 on Tibn?n will be discussed as well. The second part of this paper deals with Tibn?n under the Crusader rule of 1229- 1266/ 625- 664. It will examine the issues involving the struggle for Tibn?n between the Teutonic Knights and Alice of Tibn?n in 1229. Additionally, the military and political role of Tibn?n and its rulers will be studied.

-Full Name:Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Abdelkawy Sheir -Occupation:Junior Lecturer of Medieval History, Damnhour University, Egypt -Last Degree: M.A. of Arts in Medieval History, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany. -Member of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE ) 2014-2016 http://sscle.slu.edu/ Honors and Awards: Erasmus Munds Medaster Scholarship, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany. ? - 'Ideal Student 2007'of the Faculty of Arts and the Alexandria University, Branch of Damanhur. ? - I have awarded the top- ranking in the cultural competition among the Egyptian universities- ? Students on project research entitled "The Peace in Islam"2007. Publication and Conferences: Ahmed Sheir. (Jan. 2015). The Fief of Tibnin (Toron) and Its Castle in the Age of the Crusades AD (1105- 1266 / AH 498- 664): A Study of Its Economic, Political and Military Role, Norderstedt, Germany: GRIN Verlag GmbH, 2014. (Book) ? Ahmed Sheir. (2015). 'Demographic, Socio-Economic an Architectural Structure of Tibn?n in the Age of the Crusades,' Historical Kan Periodical, Nr. 29. (in press). ? - Ahmed Sheir. (2015). 1304-129 ???? ????? ?????? ????? ? ? ? ?????? ??? ????? ??? ????? ????????6 "" {The Position of the Kingdom of Lesser Armenia from the conflict between Ghazan Khan and Mamluks 1296-1304}, in Armenia in Arabic and Western Sources, vol.2, Fourth International Conference of the Armenian Studies, Armenian Studies Center, Cairo University, Egypt. (in press). Abstract of this paper was published in "???? ????? ?????? ?? ?????? ????????" Nov. 2011 http://www.aztagarabic.com/archives/3375 ? -Ahmed Sheir. (July 2014). The Fief of Tibnin between the Muslims and the Crusaders 1229-1266 / 583-664, Norderstedt, Germany: GRIN Verlag GmbH, 2014. (E-book and printed book) ? - Ahmed Sheir. (Feb. 2014). 'The Military Role of the Fief of Tibn?n against the Muslims in the Age of the Crusades (AH 498-583/ AD 1105-1187),' Journal of Religious Culture (Journal für Religionskultur), Nr. 188 (2014). http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/33643 ? -Ahmed Sheir. (2014). The Political Role of the Castle of Tibn?n in the Age of the Crusades AD 1105-1187/ AH 498-583, in Crusades Medieval Worlds in Conflict, Third International Symposium on Crusades Studies, Saint Louis University, USA. (under review)