Correct: The answer is a. The city’s military commander left Antioch after he discovered that his lord, Yaghi-Siyan, had fled the city. Ibn al-Athir was convinced that if the defenders had stood firm just a little while longer, they would have prevailed.
Incorrect: The answer is a. The city’s military commander left Antioch after he discovered that his lord, Yaghi-Siyan, had fled the city. Ibn al-Athir was convinced that if the defenders had stood firm just a little while longer, they would have prevailed.
5. How did Ibn al-Athir explain the retreat of the Turks and Saracens from Antioch?