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	Oultrejordain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oultrejordain or Oultrejourdain (French for "beyond the Jordan") was the name used during the Crusades for an extensive and partly undefined region to the east of the Jordan river, an area known in ancient times as Edom and Moab.
		In 1148 the lord of Oultrejordain was involved in the decision to attack Damascus during the Second Crusade, despite the truce between Jerusalem and Damascus that was vital to the survival of the kingdom and especially the lordship.
		Oultrejordain was also known in Latin as Transjordan, and covered territory that would later become part of the Emirate of Transjordan and the modern country of Jordan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oultrejordain (1085 words)

	Oultrejordain -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Oultrejordain extended southwards through the (A desert in southern Israel) Negev Desert to the (A northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia) Gulf of Aqaba.
		There were very few Christians in Oultrejordain, most of the inhabitants being (A member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs) Shiite (A member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs) Bedouin nomads.
		Oultrejordain was also known in (Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome) Latin as Transjordan, and covered territory that would later become part of the Emirate of (additional info and facts about Transjordan) Transjordan and the modern country of (An Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea) Jordan.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/ou/oultrejordain.htm (595 words)

	Encyclopedia: Philip of Milly
		In July of 1161, as Melisende lay dying, Philip exchanged the lordship of Nablus with Baldwin III in order to become lord of Oultrejordain.
		This allowed Baldwin to regain control of the southern half of the kingdom while his mother was in no condition to oppose him, but he was probably also aiming to strengthen Oultrejordain with a powerful and loyal baron.
		Philip's personal life is largely a mystery, but it is known that sometime after he became lord of Oultrejordain, he made a pilgrimage the monastery of St.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Philip-of-Milly (1527 words)

	Humphrey II of Toron - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In 1173 Humphrey relieved Nur ad-Din's siege of Kerak in Oultrejordain.
		In 1176 his importance at the royal court was somewhat lessened due to the influence of Agnes of Courtenay, but he kept his position as constable.
		In 1177 this lessened importance was manifested when the lordship of Hebron was recreated and given to Raynald of Chatillon, lord of Oultrejordain, rather than Humphrey, who was still castellan.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /h/hu/humphrey_ii_of_toron.html (410 words)

	Stephanie of Milly - TheBestLinks.com - Kingdom of Jerusalem, Mecca, Pilgrimage, Saladin, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		She was the daughter of Philip of Milly, lord of Nablus, and was the granddaughter of Maurice, lord of Oultrejordain.
		Her second husband was Miles of Plancy, lord of Oultrejordain, who died in 1174.
		Through Stephanie, Raynald inherited the lordship of Oultrejordain, and used his new position to harass Muslim caravan and pilgrimage routes; at one point he threatened to attack Mecca itself.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Stephanie_of_Milly.html (392 words)

	Wikipedia: Kerak
		Construction of the Crusader castle began in the 1140s, under Paganus, the butler of King Fulk.
		Paganus was also Lord of Oultrejordain (Transjordan), and Kerak became the centre of his power.
		Because of its position east of the Jordan River, Kerak was able to control Bedouin herders as well as the trade routes from Damascus to Egypt and Mecca.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/k/ke/kerak.html (334 words)

	Vassals of the Kingdom of Jerusalem : search word
		There were also three other major Crusader states, the County of Edessa, the County of Tripoli, and the Principality of Antioch, which were not part of the kingdom and did not technically owe any feudal services (they often gave military service but just as often did not).
		According to the 13th century jurist John of Ibelin the four highest barons in the Kingdom were the Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, the Prince of Galilee, the Lord of Sidon, and the Lord of Oultrejordain.
		The Lordship of Oultrejordain, consisting of land with an undefined boundary to the east of the Jordan River, was one of the largest and most important seigneuries.
	www.searchword.org /va/vassals-of-the-kingdom-of-jerusalem.html (1811 words)

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		Turns are a week during the campaign season and two weeks or a month during what should be less active times of year.
		Hexes are about 5-15 miles (?) so the entire middle east from the Nile delta around Oultrejordain through Edessa and the upper Euphrates back to somewhere in western Anatolia takes a single roughly 22" x 33" map.
		Armies are represented by a whole host of leaders- primary, secondary and tertiary.
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