Montferrand was a fortress in the
County of Tripoli (at the present-day village of
Baarin in Syria), built in 1126.
History
The construction of Montferrand started when the united crusader troops from
Jerusalem
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,
Tripoli and
Antioch
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laid siege to
Rafaniya on 13 March 1126. Originally, it was destined to complete the blockade of Rafaniya and to secure the protection of the besiegers. Rafaniya fell to the crusaders on 31 March.
Count
Raymond II of Tripoli granted his claims to Montferrand and Rafaniya to the
Knights Hospitallers in 1142 to persuade them to make efforts to recapture it. In 1238/9, the
Ayyubid
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emir of
Hama
Hama ( ', ) is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located north of Damascus and north of Homs. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. With a population of 996,000 (2023 census), Hama is one o ...
,
Al-Muzaffar Mahmud, decided to raze the citadel to the ground.
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Crusader castles
Castles in Syria
County of Tripoli
1120s in the Crusader states
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