Al-Idrisi (b.1100-d.1165 or 1166) full name Abu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Idrisi was an Arab cartographer, geographer and traveller who lived in Sicily, at the court of King Roger II. Muhammad al-Idrisi was born in Sabtah, then belonging to the Almoravid Empire (nowadays Ceuta, Spain) and died in Sicily, or maybe in Sabtah. In 1154 al-Idrisi made a large, south-oriented mappa mundi known as the Tabula Rogeriana and an accompanying book, named Geography. Taken together, they were named Nuzhat al-Mushtak by Roge ...

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Hugh was free to remain in Jerusalem while waiting for a ship to take him into exile. One day, while playing dice on the street, he was brutally attacked by a Breton knight. The knight was quickly apprehended and convicted: "No accuser or witnesses were necessary to prove the crime, for it was well known to all. Since the regular process of law was needless, therefore, the king ordered a sentence commensurate with his guilt to be pronounced upon the man. The court accordingly convened, and the assassin was sentenced by unanim ...

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Whether or not Fulk hired the Breton knight, he has been suspected, by Hans Mayer and other historians, of inciting Hugh to revolt so that he might take personal control of Jaffa. Because Hugh died before his three years of exile were over, his territories were confiscated and added to the royal domain, where they remained for the rest of the 12th century. Fulk began to build numerous castles in the area, including Ibelin, to defend against Egyptian invasions. As a consequence of the revolt, the former rear-vassals of Jaffa became more powerful, such as Ramla. The lords of Ibelin and Ramla would become important i ...

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Hugh II of Le Puiset, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Arrival in the kingdom, Hugh II of Le Puiset - The revolt against Fulk, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Attempted assassination, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Aftermath, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Dating of the revolt, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Sources

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In 1134 Hugh seems to have revolted against Fulk, along with Roman of Le Puy, lord of Oultrejordain. According to William of Tyre, Hugh's stepson Walter I Grenier, Lord of Caesarea (Emelota's son through her first marriage to Eustace Grenier) accused Hugh of treason and conspiracy at a meeting of the Haute Cour; Walter possibly did this with the urging of Fulk himself. Hugh denied the charges, and it was decided that the matter would be settled by judicial combat. When the appointed day arrived, ...

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Hugh II of Le Puiset, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Arrival in the kingdom, Hugh II of Le Puiset - The revolt against Fulk, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Attempted assassination, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Aftermath, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Dating of the revolt, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Sources

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Hugh was the son of Hugh I of Jaffa and his wife Mamilia (or Mabilla); Hugh I was also Hugh II of Le Puiset in France, and thus both men are sometimes known as "Hugh II of Le Puiset". According to William of Tyre, his father had come to Jerusalem on a pilgrimage during the reign of Baldwin II, and Hugh was born in Apulia during the journey. However, according to John L. La Monte, it is more likely that Hugh I came to the east with Bohemund of Taranto in 1106. In any case, Hugh I was named Count of Jaffa a ...

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Hugh II of Le Puiset, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Arrival in the kingdom, Hugh II of Le Puiset - The revolt against Fulk, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Attempted assassination, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Aftermath, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Dating of the revolt, Hugh II of Le Puiset - Sources

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