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Banished
The failure of the BAR KOCHBA revolt the Jews were banished from Jerusalem. -
Feb 28, 1021
Persecution
Muslim toleration of both Jews and Christians gave way to persecution under the FATMID caliph al-Hakim and under the SELJUKS. -
Feb 28, 1071
The SELJUKS
the Seljuks seized Jerusalem in 1071. -
Feb 28, 1099
Crusaders
The Crusades were a reponse to the Seljuks and conquered Jerusalem in 1099 -
Feb 28, 1187
Recaptured
Saladin recaptured the city for the Muslims in 1187 and the Ayyubid and Mameluke dynasies ruled until1517 when the Empire took control. -
British control
The British occupied Jerusalem, and it became the capital of mandated Palestine from 1923 until 1948. -
Rejection
The United Nations partition plan for Palestine called for internationalization of the city. The Arabs rejected this resolution, and, from1949, Jerusalem was divided into an Israeli and Jordanian sector. -
Persian Rule
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher and other Christian shrines were also erected. Except for a brief period of Persian rule from (614-628). -
Jerusalem Taken
Jerusalem had stayed Roman until the Muslim Arabs took Jerusalem. -
Dome of the Rock
The Arabs built the Dome of the Rock mosque on the site of the temple.