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==== Levant ====
* [[March 16]]  &ndash; The 23-year-old [[Baldwin IV of Jerusalem]] ("the Leper King") dies of [[leprosy]] after a 10-year reign. He is succeeded by his 8-year-old nephew, [[Baldwin V of Jerusalem|Baldwin V]], as the sole ruler of [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] under the regency of Count [[Raymond III, Count of Tripoli|Raymond of Tripoli]]. The child-king becomes a pawn in the politics of the kingdom, between his mother [[Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem|Sibylla of Jerusalem]] (sister of Baldwin IV) and her younger half-sister [[Isabella I of Jerusalem|Isabella I]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 362. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref> 
* [[Saladin]] agrees to a 4-year truce due to severe drought and [[famine]] which has struck [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]. The treaty is signed by Count [[Raymond III, Count of Tripoli|Raymond of Tripoli]] and important nobles from Jerusalem. Commerce is renewed between the [[Crusader states|Crusader States]] and their Muslim neighbors. A flow of corn from the east saves the Crusaders and the population from starvation.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', pp. 362–363. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>