Which coastal fortress city served as the primary capital and final stronghold of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem following the loss of Jerusalem in 1187?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Acre (Akko)
- Step 1: Following the Battle of Hattin (1187), the Crusaders recaptured Acre during the Third Crusade (1191) under King Richard the Lionheart.
- Step 2: Acre became the political and commercial capital of the Second Crusader Kingdom until it was conquered by the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil in 1291.
Answer
Acre (Akko).
Why not the others: Jaffa was a key fortified supply port but not the kingdom's administrative capital; Caesarea was a fortified lordship; Ashkelon was destroyed and refortified several times as a border fortress.
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