14 results for “saladin”
... a rival to Abbasid Sunni institutions. After Salah al-Din (Saladin) overthrew the Fatimid caliphate in 567 AH, he transformed ...
...The city remained under Crusader control for 88 years until Saladin's reconquest in 1187. The contrast between the Crusader con...
...y engagements of the medieval period, setting the stage for Saladin's reconquest of Jerusalem. Saladin, who had spent years pat...
Saladin's reconquest of Jerusalem on 27 Rajab 583 AH — the annivers...
...ched his army from Acre south along the coast toward Jaffa. Saladin's forces harassed the crusader column continuously, attempt...
... Battle of Montgisard was one of the most famous defeats in Saladin's career, inflicted by the young leper King Baldwin IV of J...
Saladin founded the Ayyubid dynasty after deposing the Fatimid cali...
After Saladin's recapture of Jerusalem, the European monarchs launched th...
...brilliant administrator who managed the Ayyubid state while Saladin was on campaign.
Sultan of Egypt and Syria who recaptured Jerusalem in 1187 CE. Known equally for his military genius and his chivalry.
...ited the Levant against the Crusaders and paved the way for Saladin.