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The Crusaders put to sword all those living in the lands they conquered.

THE TEMPLARS
The Templars, or, their full name, The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ
and of the Temple of Solomon, was formed in 1119, that is, some 20 years
after the crusaders took Jerusalem. The founders of the order were two
French knights, Hugues (Hugh) de Payens and Godfrey de Saint-Omer. At
first there were 9 members, but the order steadily grew. The reason they

named themselves after the temple of Solomon was because the place they
had chosen as a base was the temple mount where the temple the Prophet
Solomon (pbuh) had built is believed to have been located. This same loca-
tion was where the Dome of the Rock (Qubbet as-Sakhrah) stood.
The Templars called themselves "poor soldiers," but within a short
time they became very wealthy. Christian pilgrims, coming from Europe
to Palestine, were under the complete control of this order, and by whose
money they became very rich. In addition, for the first time they set up a
cheque and credit system, similar to that of a bank. According to the

British authors, Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, they established a
kind of Medieval capitalism, and led the way to modern banking through
their interest-based transactions, even though it was against their faith. 5

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