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Emperor Fredrick II won an unfortified Jerusalem by negotiation during the 6th Crusade. The locals didn't want it because it couldn't be held without holding Oultrejordain, so they didn't re-fortify it and the citadel fell in 27 days during the next siege 15 years later.

But what if they did? What if they used the 15 years they had to reclaim their hold on the area instead of sticking to their tiny coastal strip?
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