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Ibn al-Qalanisi was an Arab scholar from an old and respected family of Damascus. He was twive elected mayor of the city and died in 1160. His account of the First Crusade is of special interest because it presents a contemporary account of how the Crusaders fared while in Damascus.Gibb, H. A. R. is the author of 'Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades Extracted and Translated from the Chronicle of Ibn Al-Qalanisi', published 2003 under ISBN 9780486425191 and ISBN 0486425193.
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