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Apr 2, 2012 · Saladin is the Western name of Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, the Muslim sultan of Egypt and Syria who famously defeated a massive army of Crusaders in the Battle of Hattin and captured the city...
May 18, 2020 · Saladin (l. 1137-1193 CE), the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, who united the core of the Islamic Empire under his domain prepared to strike back. He utterly vanquished the Crusader field army at the Battle of Hattin, in 1187 CE, and took Jerusalem later that year.
Saladin , byname of Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb, (born 1137/38, Tikrīt, Mesopotamia—died March 4, 1193, Damascus, Syria), Kurdish sultan of Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine and founder of the Ayyūbid dynasty. Though as a youth he preferred religious to military studies, he began his military career under his uncle, a military ...
May 17, 2019 · published on 17 May 2019. Saladin (c. 1137 – 1193 CE), the Muslim ruler who crushed the mighty Crusader army at the Horns of Hattin (1187 CE) and re-took Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader control, was born in a world where the disunity of the Muslims had allowed foreign invaders to take over their territory.
Classroom. Ancient History. How Saladin united the Muslim forces to defeat the Third Crusade. © History Skills. Saladin, revered as a hero in the Islamic world and respected by many in the West, carved a path through history as both a skilled diplomat and a relentless warrior.
Saladin was a Muslim military leader who led the Muslim armies in the Crusades during the 12th century. Although he was originally a part of the Zengid dynasty, he reached high ranks in the Fatimid caliphate. Muslim Leader Saladin. In 1171, he took over the Fatimid government and replaced a Shia-dominant government with a Sunni regime.
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, commonly known as Saladin, 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.
