Saladin

(noun)

The first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty; he led the Muslim military campaign against the Crusader states in the Levant.

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Examples of Saladin in the following topics:

  • The Third Crusade

    • On September 7, 1191, however, Saladin attacked Richard's army at Arsuf, thirty miles north of Jaffa.
    • By depriving Saladin of the coast, Richard seriously threatened his hold on Jerusalem.
    • On December 12 Saladin was forced by pressure from his emirs to disband the greater part of his army.
    • In July 1192, Saladin's army suddenly attacked and captured Jaffa with thousands of men.
    • The city of Ascalon was a contentious issue, as it threatened communication between Saladin's dominions in Egypt and Syria; it was eventually agreed that Ascalon, with its defenses demolished, be returned to Saladin's control.

  • The Assyrians

    • ., Ashur) which dates to c. 2600 BCE and was located in what is now the Saladin Province of northern Iraq.

  • Post-Byzantine Egypt

    • During the late eleventh and twelfth centuries the Fatimid caliphate declined rapidly, and in 1171 Saladin invaded their territory.

  • The Fourth Crusade

    • In 1187 Saladin united the enemies of the Crusader states, was victorious at the Battle of Hattin, and retook Jerusalem.