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| − | Saladin or Salah al-Din( | + | '''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]]. | ||
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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.
He first overthrew the Fatimid dynasty of Egypt, abandoning its Shiite religion in the process, and then conqured Syria.
