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- Born in 565/1169-70, after Saladin's arrival in Egypt, al-Afdal was appointed as wait by his father in Damascus in 582/1186,4 and when Saladin died he succeeded him as of Damascus and became the pre-eminent Ayyübid ruler.
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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.
- Saladin (Salah ad-Din Yusuf)
- Sunni Islam
- 4 March 1193 – 1196
- Al-Adil I
Apr 5, 2024 · Saladin (born 1137/38, Tikrīt, Mesopotamia [now in Iraq]—died March 4, 1193, Damascus [now in Syria]) was a Muslim sultan of Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine, founder of the Ayyūbid dynasty, and the most famous of Muslim heroes.
- Paul E. Walker
- How did Saladin rise to power?Saladin began his military career as a soldier in his uncle’s Egyptian campaign. In 1169 he became vizier of Egypt’s Fāṭimid caliphate, which was a...
- What motivated Saladin in his fight against the Crusaders?Saladin was a devout Sunni Muslim. He was committed to jihad, a term that in this context refers to a struggle to promote what is right and prevent...
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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.
- 1174 – 4 March 1193
- Ayyub ibn Shadi
- Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
- Sunni Islam
Al-Afḍal the Son of Saladin and His Reputation. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 May 2016. GERALD HAWTING. Article. Metrics. Get access. Cite. Rights & Permissions. Abstract. The period following the death of Saladin (589/1193) was a formative one in the history of the Ayyūbid empire.
- Gerald Hawting
- 2016
Born in 565/1169-70, after Saladin's arrival in Egypt, al-Afdal was appointed as wait by his father in Damascus in 582/1186,4 and when Saladin died he succeeded him as. of Damascus and became the pre-eminent Ayyübid ruler. He sent an embassy to the al-Näsir to inform him of his fathers death and to convey to the caliph gifts that.
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
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.
