This Date in History: Treaty of Jaffa Ends the Third Crusade

September 02, 1192: The Treaty of Jaffa puts an end to hostilities of the Third Crusade. Negotiated between Richard I Lionheart and Saladin, Christian pilgrims are granted special rights of travel around Palestine and in Jerusalem. Richard had also managed to capture the cities of Daron, Jaffa, Acre, and Ascalon - an improvement over the situation when Richard first arrived, but not much of one. Although the Kingdom of Jerusalem was never large or secure, it was now still very weak and did not reach inland more than 10 miles at any point.