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	The Damascus Chronicle of Ibn Al-Qalanisi
The Continuation of the Chronicle of Damascus, also known as the Damascus Chronicle, is unique among Arab sources of the crusading period in that it devotes nearly two-thirds of its length to the early years of the crusading period. It covers a period from the arrival of the First Crusaders in 1097 until 1159, only months before the death of its author, Ibn Al Qalanisi. The importance of the work for the history of the early crusades is that it was one of the primary sources of all later Arab historians of the crusades. Several major Arab historians who wrote during the crusading period authoritatively cited the work, including Ibn Al Athir, Sibt Ibn Al-Jawzi, and Abu Shama.(1) The chronicle continued to be popular as one of the most important primary sources of several post-crusades Arab historians who commented on the period. The interests of the writer are focused on Damascus, and to a lesser extent, the neighboring Kingdom of Jerusalem. The work is over three hundred pages in length and moves chronologically through the crusading period coving events including the arrival of the crusaders in the East, the siege and conquests of Antioch and Jerusalem, and the rise of a powerful Muslim force to resist the crusaders under the leadership of Nur Al Din. The Siege of Tyre, 1111-1112 [Partial Text] Chronicle of Ibn Al Qalanisi- DeReMilitari.Org  Ibn Al-Qalanisi- Crusades-Encyclopedia  Ibn Al-Athir- Crusades-Encyclopedia Sibt Ibn Al Jawzi- Crusades-Encyclopedia Abu Shama- Crusades-Encyclopedia 1. H. A. R. Gibb trans & ed., The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades. London: Luzac & Co., 1967 (c) Andrew Holt, May 2005- Permission is granted for electronic copying and distribution in print for educational and personal use. No permission is granted for commercial use.