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==== Levant ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Saladin]] defeats the Zangid forces before [[Damascus]] and marries [[Nur ad-Din (died 1174)|Nur al-Din]]'s widow [[Ismat ad-Din Khatun|Asimat]]. On [[June 24]] he accepts a truce and is recognized as the sovereign over [[Syria]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', pp. 333–334. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* Summer &ndash; Saladin ends his siege of the [[Isma'ilism|Ismaili]] ("[[Order of Assassins|Assassins]]") fortress of [[Masyaf]], which is commanded by [[rashid ad-Din Sinan|Rashid al-Din Sinan]]. 
* Autumn &ndash; [[William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon|William of Montferrat]] ('''Longsword''') marries the 16-year-old Princess [[Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem|Sibylla]], sister of King [[Baldwin IV of Jerusalem|Baldwin IV]] ('''the Leper''').<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 335. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* [[Raynald of Châtillon]] is released and ransomed from prison in [[Aleppo]], together with [[Joscelin III, Count of Edessa|Joscelin III]], the titular count of [[County of Edessa|Edessa]].