Saladin’s retaking of Jerusalem was far more merciful than the Christian conquest had been

Evidence

Gaston Paris published and discussed a highly unfavourable legend of Saladin that began to develop, and was reversed after the fall of Jerusalem and its conqueror’s generous treatment of the Christian population; they had no right to expect any fate other than that of the Muslim citizens of 1099, or that which the Christians would later have at Acre (in 1291) and elsewhere. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 2297 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Crusader violence against civilians exceeded Saladin’s conduct in Jerusalem — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 364; Medieval Christian Crusaders were more brutal than Saladin, who spared defeated enemies.; The European legend of Saladin reversed after his generous treatment of Jerusalem’s Christians. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 2297 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Medieval Christian Crusaders were more brutal than Saladin, who spared defeated enemies. #corroborates (0.95)
• The European legend of Saladin reversed after his generous treatment of Jerusalem’s Christians. #exemplifies (0.72) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 2297
• Ottoman rule was relatively non-persecuting compared with Christian reconquests #complicates (0.70)