Contemporary chronicler William of Tyre recorded the census of 1183, which was intended to determine the number of men available to defend against an invasion, and to determine the amount of tax money that could be obtained from the inhabitants, Muslim or Christian.
当时的编年史作家威廉的提尔记下了1183年的人口普查，这次人口普查是为了确定在抵抗入侵时可以动用的人员数量，以及确定从穆斯林或基督徒居民中分别可以收到的税金数量。