Siege of Jerusalem (1244)
| Siege of Jerusalem | |||||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ayyubid Sultanate | Kingdom of Jerusalem | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| As-Salih Ayyub | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Qaymar corps Khwarazmians mercenaries | |||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 10,000 | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| 6,000 Christian civilians massacred at the Tower of David, 300 escaped to Jaffa | |||||||||
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The siege of Jerusalem of 1244 took place after the Sixth Crusade, when a Khwarazmian army conquered the city on July 15, 1244.