How it started

Christian forces from the kingdom of Jerusalem attack a caravan carrying the sister of Saladin. His sister was killed. This angered him very much and he wanted revenge. This being so, he started a holy war against Crusaders. He defeated a christian army and led sige to Jerusalem and he captured it. After the conquest, he did not sack the city. He was unsuccessful and trying to attack Jerusalem. Saladin would make his men gather all that they could that would burn. He did that so that they could build a fire around the christians. The fire served as a sort of barrier around the christians so that they could not escape.