Position of Islamic Empire 1118

Question 1

Rise of Jihad

Answer 1

Jihad began to resurface
- 1105 al-sulami - preacher in Damascus who was one of the first to call for a unified muslim response

• 1111 Ibn appealed to Baghdad personally - present at field of blood in 1119

Question 2

Internal divisions

Answer 2

Seljuk sultan
- Internal rivals 1094-1105
- Ignored appeals from Damascus to help

Fatimid caliph
- Internal power struggle
- limited response to Outremer

The assassins
- opposed to fatimid and seljuks
- fought violently with gorilla tactics