Crusader Truce with Saladin

Timeline

1. 1180Jerusalem · JerusalemFacing deep divisions in his court between the pro-Byzantine faction and the radical Crusader faction, and with his leprosy worsening, Baldwin IV decided to seek a truce with Saladin. He proposed a two-year cessation of hostilities covering land and sea, subjects and foreigners, on terms of equality with no tribute paid by either side—William of Tyre considered this an affront to Frankish dignity.
2. 1180–1182Levantine frontier · LevantSaladin accepted the truce to focus on northern Syria and relations with the Sultanate of Rum, and also compelled Raymond III of Tripoli, who had not participated in the negotiations, to make peace. In November 1181, Raynald of Châtillon attacked a Muslim caravan and refused to return the plunder; in 1182, Saladin retaliated by detaining passengers from ships stranded in Egypt, and the truce was declared broken, with hostilities resuming.