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
WEBSep 13, 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 ‑ 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 of...
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'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: Courageous Muslim Leader of the 12th Century - 877 …
WEBSalahuddin Ayyubi, popularly known in the West as Saladin, was a courageous and brilliant Muslim leader during the 12 th century. His firm foundation in the religion and its prime values, leading to his commitment to the Islamic cause, enabled him …
Saladin & the Unification of the Muslim Front: 1169-1187 CE
WEBMay 17, 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.
Saladin: Muslim ruler who defeated the Crusaders | Live Science
WEBMar 23, 2022 · Saladin was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the man who united the Muslim world against the Crusader forces of...
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.
Saladin - Muslim Hero - Salah Ad-din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub - ThoughtCo
WEBJun 2, 2017 · Saladin was the most famous Muslim hero of the Middle Ages and a consummate military tactician, whose capture of Jerusalem set off the Third Crusade.
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