Saladin - Wikipedia
WEBSalah 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.
Saladin | Biography, Achievements, Crusades, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 5, 2024 · Saladin, Muslim sultan of Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and the most famous of Muslim heroes. In wars against the Christian Crusaders, he achieved great success with the capture of Jerusalem in 1187, ending its nearly nine decades of occupation by the Franks.
Saladin - World History Encyclopedia
WEBAug 30, 2018 · Saladin (1137-93) was the Muslim Sultan of Egypt and Syria (r. 1174-1193) who shocked the western world by defeating an army of the Christian Crusader states at the Battle of Hattin and then capturing Jerusalem in 1187. Saladin all but destroyed the states of the Latin East in the Levant and successfully repelled the Third Crusade (1187-1192).
Saladin - Background, Crusades & Facts | HISTORY
WEBApr 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...
Saladin's Conquest of Jerusalem (1187 CE) - World History …
WEBMay 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 …
Saladin: Biography and Achievements of the Founder of the …
WEBOct 10, 2022 · Explore the life, military campaigns and major accomplishments of Saladin (c. 1137-1193), the Muslim Sultan of Egypt and Syria who went by the epithet ‘Righteous of the Faith’.
Saladin & the Unification of the Muslim Front: 1169-1187 CE
WEBpublished 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.
How Saladin Became A Successful War Leader - HistoryNet
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · How Saladin Became A Successful War Leader. How Saladin, Egypt’s first Sultan, unified his allies and won the admiration of his foes. by Justin D. Lyons 2/20/2024. Saladin swept across the Middle East with a tide of unparalleled victories, forever changing the landscape of the medieval world.
Saladin summary | Britannica
WEBSaladin , 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 ...
Saladin - Wikiwand
WEBSalah 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.
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