Jabala (or Cabala) was a city in Syria from the Middle Ages. It was part of the Principality of Antioch, one of the Crusader States, until it was captured by Saladin in 1189 during the Third Crusade. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... The Principality of Antioch, including parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria, was one of the crusader states created during the First Crusade. ... The Crusader states, c. ... Saladin, from a 12th-century Arab codex. ... Events January 21 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade September 3- Richard I of England is crowned as king of England. ... The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin. ...

One famous resident was Hugh of Jabala, the city's bishop, who reported the fall of Edessa to Pope Eugenius III, and was the first person to speak of Prester John. Hugh of Jabala was the bishop of the Syrian town of Jabala during the 12th century. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... The County of Edessa was one of the Crusader states in the 12th century, based around a city with an ancient history and an early tradition of Christianity (see Edessa). ... The Blessed Eugenius III, né Bernardo Pignatelli (d. ... Prester John The legend of Prester John (also Presbyter John), popular in Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries, told of a mythical Christian patriarch and king said to rule over a Christian nation lost amidst the Muslims and pagans in the Orient. ...