County of Tripoli

The County of Tripoli was a crusader state on the eastern Mediterranean coast, corresponding to modern Lebanon and coastal Syria. Founded in 1109 by Bertrand of Saint-Gilles, it was the last crusader state in the Levantine mainland to fall, captured by the Mamluks in 1289.

• Existed: 1109 CE – 1289 CE
• Type: Country
• Government: feudal county
• Capital: Tripoli