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Events relating to israel
A bishop in the crusader territories of the Middle East has news of a fabulously wealthy Christian king, Prester John
By the time Louis VII and Conrad III reach the Holy Land they have lost more than half their joint armies to Muslim attacks
Louis VII and Conrad III do grave harm to the Latin Kingdom by a feeble attack that merely alienates the previously friendly city of Damascus
Saladin destroys the Christian army of the Latin kingdom in a battle below the Horns of Hattin
Saladin captures various Crusader fortresses and walled cities, including Acre
Saladin takes Jerusalem and treats the Christian inhabitants with a consideration unusual for the time
The Muslim garrison of Acre surrenders to Richard I, who orders the massacre of 2700 of its members
The Teutonic Knights are founded to run a hospital in Acre, in the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem
Frederick II, leader of the sixth crusade, briefly recovers Jerusalem for the Christians by negotiating with the Muslims
At Ayn Jalut, near Nazareth, the Egyptian Mamelukes defeat the Mongol army of Hulagu - the first military setback for the Mongols
The Mamelukes control Palestine and Syria, bringing the region securely back into Muslim hands
The Knights Templars withdraw from the island of Arwad, the last foothold of the crusaders in the Middle East
Napoleon, in Syria, orders 3000 captured defenders of Jaffa to be killed by bayonet or drowning to save ammunition
In a famous moment of calculated courage Napoleon visits and touches the sick in a plague hospital in Jaffa
In his novel Coningsby Benjamin Disraeli develops the theme of Conservatism uniting 'two nations', the rich and the poor
Benjamin Disraeli becomes British prime minister for the first time, at the head of a Conservative government, but only for a few months
Conservative leader Benjamin Disraeli, at the age of 70, begins a 6-year term of office as Britain's prime minister
Benjamin Disraeli buys for Britain a controlling share in the Suez Canal, with money borrowed from Lionel Nathan de Rothschild
India becomes the 'jewel in the crown' of Queen Victoria when Benjamin Disraeli secures for her the title Empress of India
On a wave of jingoism Benjamin Disraeli sends six British ironclads, in support of Turkey, to confront the Russians near Istanbul
For the second time Gladstone replaces Disraeli as Britain's prime minister, following a Liberal election victory over the Conservatives
The first settlements of European Jews, returning to the promised land, are established in Palestine
Ten men and two women establish the first kibbutz, at Degania in Palestine
Chaim Weizmann, later the first President of Israel, uses a microbial culture to create corn starch in the first example of biotechnology, the use of living organisms to make useful products
Foreign Secretary A.J. Balfour declares Britain's conditional support for a homeland in Palestine for the Jews
