THE CHRONICLE OF IBN-AL-ATHIR FOR THE CRUSADING PERIOD from al-Kamil fi’l-Ta’rikh Part 1: The Years 491-541/1097-1146; The Coming of the Franks and The Muslim Response. Part 2 The years 541-589/1146-1193:The Age of Nur al-Din and Saladin. Part 3 The Years 589-629/1193-1231 The Ayyubids after Saladin and the Mongol Menace.