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The city was captured by Crusaders in 1099, under the command of Prince Tancred, and renamed Naples.

Though the Crusaders extorted many supplies from the population for their troops who were en route to Jerusalem, they did not sack the city, presumably because of the large Christian population there.

Nablus became part of the royal domain of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

The Muslim, Eastern Orthodox Christian, and Samaritan populations remained in the city, and were joined by some Crusaders who settled therein to take advantage of the city's abundant resources.

In 1120, the Crusaders convened the Council of Nablus out of which was issued the first written laws for the kingdom.

They converted the Samaritan synagogue in Nablus into a church.

The Samaritan community built a new synagogue in the 1130s.