Lordship of Transjordan

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From c. 1118 to 1189, the Lordship of Transjordan (Old French: Oultrejourdain, lit. 'beyond [the river] Jordan') was one of the principal lordships of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (a Crusader state). The lordship covered the region of Transjordan, extending eastwards from the Jordan River and southwards from the Dead Sea, as far as the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea. Its other borders were poorly defined due to the Arabian Desert. Jerusalem was conquered in 1099 by the First Crusade. The first Crusader King of Jerusalem, Baldwin I, invaded the Transjordan multiple times. In 1115, Baldwin I constructed a castle at Montreal to control the region. Around 1118 the castle and its surrounding lands were granted to Roman of Le Puy, establishing the lordship. It was the largest lordship in the kingdom, but sparsely populated by Bedouin nomads. Most of its income was derived from desert agriculture and charging tolls on trade caravans crossing the desert. In 1142, King Fulk of Jerusalem constructed a...

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