Truce Between the Crusader States and the Ayyubids

Name: Truce Between the Crusader States and the Ayyubids
Start: 1204
End: 1210

Type Event Region Levant Time 1204–1210

In 1204, after the Fourth Crusade turned toward Constantinople, the Crusader states of the Levant concluded a six-year truce with Ayyubid Sultan al-A…

Timeline

1204Constantinople · ByzantineThe Fourth Crusade captured Constantinople and the main crusading force withdrew from the Levant, leaving Latin states such as the Kingdom of Jerusalem facing Ayyubid military pressure with no capacity to continue fighting.
1204Acre · PalestineAl-Adil I negotiated with representatives including John of Ibelin, regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, concluding a six-year truce that demarcated borders, exchanged prisoners, and permitted limited trade.
1205–1210Levant · LevantThe truce was largely maintained between 1205 and 1210, allowing the Crusader states to rebuild defenses and restore their economies while the Ayyubids focused on internal consolidation in Syria.

Sources

A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries — Kenneth M. Setton (1975)