Archeologist digging at a Crusader fotress in northern Israel have found weaponsand tools abandoned whenMuslim conqueror Salladin (Salahhudin al-Ayubb, 1138-1193) seized it 800 yearsago. The Israeli Antiquities authoritysaid spears, stone, cudgels and a large number of arrowheads were found at thesite of an unfinished Crusaderfortress near the Sea og Galilee. "Hundreds of arrowheads evidence of the largebattle that took place at thesite with its conquest by Salladin, were found nearby." The authority said in astatement. It said shovels, axes,tools for spreading plaster and picl-axes were found in a pile of plaster nextto the forttress wall.
- Petikan drp Asian Defense Journal, Jan 1995, pp 109
Besar kemungkinan kota salib yang di utarakan di atas ialah Kota Hittin. MenurutProf. Dr Ahmad Shalaby dalam buku beliau, Perang Salib terbitan Pustaka National Singapura mengatakan;" Petempuran di Hittin dikira antara peprangan yang termashur sekali. Ia berlaku pada 3 dan 4 Julai 1187masihi.
Hittin ialah satu tanah lapangyang berbukit-bukit berdekatan Laut Tabariah (Tiberias) yang bersempadankanBaitul Muqadis. Askar-askar latinyang berjumlah 20,000 orang yang dipimpin oleh Raja Baitul Muqadis iaitu Guy of Lusignan dan Raynald, pemerintahBenteng Karak". Di dalam peperangan itu, kaum Muslimin berjaya menghapuskan seluruh tentera tersebut dan sesetengahnya ditawan. Merujuk buku Pejuang Pembaharuan - Sallehudin al-Ayubbi karya Abdullah Nasih Ulwan, menyatakankemenangan berpihak kepada kaum Muslimin kerana kelebihan mereka yang menguasaikawasan-kawasan sumber bekalan air di sana.
Nota Kaki
1. Asian Defence Journal, January 1995, pp 109.
2. Ulwan, Abdullah Nasih. Pejuang Pembaharuan - Salahuddin al-Ayubbi, DarulNu'man; Kuala Lumpur, 1999
3. Shalaby, Ahmad. Frof Dr. Perang Salib, Pustaka National Singapura, 1975
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