Play a Game With Me (Ep. I)

Day 3,334, 12:05 Published in United Kingdom United Kingdom by Omnissiah
This is my first article in the currently nonexistent UK, so let's play a game of sorts.

Rules are simple
1. Do not comment your answer in the comments section
2. PM me your answer/guess. Please keep it to one entry 😉
3. There will be a 24 hour period (from posting time) and entries will close
4. If multiple people give me the same answer, I'll simple assign them a number from 1 to however many, roll a die, and the winner will receive their prize and be acknowledged in the next issue.
5. This is open to anyone from any eNation.

Prize
This is my first go, so let's start small. 2 gold? Sure. 2 Gold

Question
I like history, more so than usual people, so it's more than likely that a majority of these questions will rely on that.


I was granted the city of Aleppo and later Mosul and set course for the city of Damascus instead of the Holy City of Jerusalem. An alcoholic myself, I forbade my troops from partaking alcohol of any kind. 
Who am I?


Editors Note: Feedback of any kind is always appreciated. If you have any ideas on how to improve this, or want to donate prizes or submit questions for future issues, just shoot me a PM. - WK