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Saladin or Salah al-Din(arabic: صلاح الدين الأيوبي) was a [[Kurdish]] [[Muslim]] warrior who died March 4, 1193.  He fought against the Christians in the [[Crusades]]. He was famous for defeating the Christian forces and retaking [[Jerusalem]]. Saladin was generally a successful general, but he was defeated by [[Richard the Lion Heart]](who was the King of [[England]] at the time) at the battle of Arsuf in 1191.  He also suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Montgisard in 1177.

'''Saladin''' or '''Salah al-Din''' ([[Arabic]]: صلاح الدين الأيوبي) was a [[Kurdish]] [[Muslim]] warrior who died March 4, 1193.  He fought against the [[Christians]] in the [[Crusades]]. He was famous for defeating the Christian forces and retaking [[Jerusalem]]. Saladin was generally a successful general, but he was defeated by [[Richard the Lion Heart]](who was the King of [[England]] at the time) at the battle of Arsuf in 1191.  He also suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Montgisard in 1177.

He first overthrew the [[Fatimid]] dynasty of Egypt, abandoning its [[Shiite]] religion in the process, and then conqured [[Syria]].

He first overthrew the [[Fatimid]] dynasty of Egypt, abandoning its [[Shiite]] religion in the process, and then conqured [[Syria]].