By 1144, the exposed Kingdom of Edessa  had been lost to the Seljuk Turks.

到 1144 年，暴露在外的埃德萨王国已落入塞尔柱土耳其人之手。

The Fatimid Caliphate, centered in Egypt, held  sway over much of the region before the arrival of the Seljuk Turks from Persia.

在来自波斯的塞尔柱土耳其人到来之前，以埃及为中心的法蒂玛哈里发统治了该地区的大部分地区。

This golden age would not last long, and by the 11th century, the empire was in trouble again. The more warlike Seljuk Turks overran the enlightened Muslim Abbasid Caliphate.

这个黄金时代并没有持续多久， 到了11世纪， 帝国再次陷入困境。好战的塞尔柱突厥人占领了开明的穆斯林阿拔斯王朝哈里发国。

But then a new group of Muslims, the Seljuk Turks, moved into the region and they sacked the holy cities and made it much more difficult for Christians to make their pilgrimages.

但后来一群新的穆斯林， 塞尔柱突厥人，进入该地区， 他们洗劫了圣城， 使基督徒更难朝圣。