The Chronicle Of Ibn Alathr For The Crusading Period From Alkmil Fltarkh Part 2 The Years 54158911461193 The Age Of Nur Aldin And Saladin Reprint Izz Addn Ibn Alathr by Izz Ad-dīn Ibn Al-athīr, Donald S. Richards (tr.) 9780754640783, 9780754669517, 0754640787, 0754669513 instant download after payment.

First published 2007 by Ashgate Publishing.
The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athīr (1160-1233 AD), entitled "al-Kāmil fī'l-ta'rīkh", is one of the outstanding sources for the history of the mediaeval world. It covers the whole sweep of Islamic history almost up to the death of its author and, with the sources available to him, he attempted to embrace the widest geographical spread; events in Iraq, Iran and further East run in counterpoint with those involving North Africa and Spain. From the time of the arrival of the Crusaders in the Levant, their activities and the Muslim response become the focus of the work.
While continuing with the aim of comprehensive coverage, the years in this part are dominated by the careers of Nur al-Din and Saladin, the champions of the Jihad, sometimes called the 'counter-crusade'. Of special interest is the historian's partiality for the House of the former, and his perceived hostility to Saladin.