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Al-Afdal ad-Din (1169-1225) was the eldest son of Saladin, and a general of the Ayyubid Empire. Al-Afdal was the eldest son of Salah ad-Din of Egypt, and was one of his generals. Dubious, unappreciated, extravagant, reserved, chivalrous, pious, and loyal, he was Saladin's favored son. In 1187, he defeated Gerard de Ridefort and the Knights Templar at the Battle of Cresson, and killed Knights ...
Muzaffar ad-Din Gökböri Al-Muzaffar Umar Al-Adil I Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din: Strength; 18,000 - 20,000 men. 1,200 knights; 3,000 men-at-arms; 500 ...
Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (Arabic: الأفضل بن صلاح الدين, "most superior"; c. 1169 – 1225, generally known as Al-Afdal (Arabic: الأفضل), was one of seventeen sons of Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and thus of Kurdish descent.
Hadrat Sultan Salah ad-Din Abu al-AfdalYusuf ibn al-Ayyub Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho. Sultan SalāH ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb was a Kurdish Muslim who became the Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He led Islamic opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant. At the height of his power, he ruled over Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Hijaz ...
Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (Arabic: الأفضل بن صلاح الدين, "most superior"; c. 1169 – 1225, generally known as Al-Afdal (الأفضل), was one of seventeen sons of Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and thus of Kurdish descent. He succeeded his father as the second Ayyubid emir of Damascus. His career as a ruler was chequered and punctuated by repeated armed conflict with ...
1966 drawing of Najm al-din carrying his newborn son Saladin. al-Malik al-Afdal Najm al-Dīn Ayyūb ibn Shādhi ibn Marwān (Arabic: الملك ألأفضل نجم الدين أيوب بن شاذي بن مروان, Kurdish: نەجمەدین ئەییووبی شادی مەڕوان, romanized: Necmeddin Eyûbî Şadî Meřiwan; died August 9, 1173), or simply Najmadin, was a Kurdish soldier and ...
Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (Arabic: الأفضل بن صلاح الدين , "most superior"; c. 1169 – 1225) popularly known as Al-Afdal (الأفضل) was one of seventeen sons of Saladin. He succeeded his father as the second emir of Damascus. He was the leader of the Ayyubids in the Battle of Cresson. Biography
