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Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub [a] ( c. 1137 – 4 March 1193), commonly known as Saladin, [b] was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from a Kurdish family, he was the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An important figure of the Third Crusade, he spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant.
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Apr 19, 2024 · Ayyūb (died 1173) was the father of Saladin, and a member of a family of Kurdish soldiers of fortune who in the 12th century took service under the Seljuq Turkish rulers in Iraq and Syria. Appointed governor of Damascus, Ayyūb and his brother Shīrkūh united Syria in preparation for war against the crusaders. He gave his name to the dynasty ...
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Seda Yıldız as Ayyub ibn Shadi, a soldier and politician from Dvin and the father of Selahaddin Eyyubi. Zeynep Kumral as Fatma Hatun, the wife of Ayyub ibn Shadi and mother of Selahaddin. Burak Sarimola as Shehinshah, the oldest son of Ayyub ibn Shadi and brother of Selahaddin. Ali Ersan Duru as Turan-Shah, an elder brother of Saladin.
1. 4. The Ayyubid dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin, founded by Saladin and centered in Egypt. The dynasty ruled much of the Middle East during the 12th and 13th centuries CE. The Ayyubid family, under the brothers Ayyub and Shirkuh, originally served as soldiers for the Zengids until they supplanted them under Saladin, Ayyub’s son.
Saladin. Depiction of Saladin. Yusuf ibn Ayyub ibn Shadhi (25 December 1138–1193), better known as Saladin, was a famous Kurdish Muslim Sultan of Egypt and Syria during the Crusades. [1] A Muslim of Kurdish origin, [2] [3] [4] Saladin led the Muslim opposition to the European Crusaders in the Levant. At the height of his power, his sultanate ...
The Ayyubid dynasty came to power under the leadership of the Kurdish Zangid general Salah al-Din (r. 1169–93), known in Europe as Saladin. After repulsing a Crusader army that had reached the gates of Fatimid Cairo and occupying Egypt on behalf of the Zangids (1160s), Salah al-Din declared the Fatimid caliphate to be at its end, and established the Ayyubid sultanate (1171).