![]() ![]() They were founded in the High Middle Ages. They can and would trade with Muslim ruled states.ģ) They did survive until the High Middle Ages. ![]() Add or subtract twelve years to Manuel Commenus' life and the picture gets even better.Īs one of the "The Crusader States were Doomed in the Long Run" proponents:ġ) That doesn't translate into effective armies able to meet the Muslims - see the last few "crusades" (Nicopolis) spectularly failing.Ģ) The Italian City States don't really have a vested interest in who controls the Holy Land. By allying with the weaker Moslem States and the Ilknate the Crusaders might have perpetuated this state of affairs to ensure their own survival. The Moslem World faced huge challenges of its own, especially a lack of political unity, and the dire threat of the Mongols that emerged in the 13th century. If the Italian City States had better recognized this fact, and focused more on supporting the Crusader States rather than pursuing the dream of a Latin Empire, I don't see any reason why it would be impossible for the Crusader States to survive until at least the High Middle Ages.Įurope had the wealth and the population to support the Crusader states, if those resources had been more fully brought to bear. This prosperity was in fact due in no small part to the increased contact with the East that the Crusades brought about. The initial success of the First Crusade was extremely unlikely, but, once established, the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Principality of Antioch had narrow, but potentially enduring bases of support from Europe and the local Christian population.Įurope was, on the whole becoming wealthier and more prosperous from the era of the First Crusade right up until the Black Death. Unlikely, but I would not go so far as to say ASB. ![]()
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