Survival of the Crusader States

Timeline

1. 1198–1200Acre · PalestineBetween 1198 and 1200, the Kingdom of Jerusalem, under rulers such as Amalric II, maintained the coastal strip with Acre as its hub, integrating military orders, Italian trading posts, and feudal fiefs to cope with Ayyubid pressure.
2. 1200–1202Tyre · LebanonAfter Pope Innocent III called for the Fourth Crusade in 1200, Latin lords in the Levant hoped for a new western expedition to recover lost lands; however, the actual focus of mobilization gradually shifted away from the East, and the Crusader states continued to rely on existing sea routes for supply and on local diplomacy for survival.