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2 days ago · Following his death, a number of candidates were considered for the role of vizier to al-Adid, most of whom were ethnic Kurds. Their ethnic solidarity came to shape the Ayyubid family's actions in their political career. Saladin and his close associates were wary of Turkish influence.
1 day ago · Saladin was born on the move. Though his father was a warden in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, local authorities banished him from the city after his brother killed one of the governor's friends.
4 days ago · Saladin’s Life. Saladin was born into a military family in Tikrit, Iraq. His father served in the Zengid dynasty. Saladin himself went on to serve the Zengid dynasty. At the end of the 11th century, Pope Urbanus II proposed the First Crusade to take Jerusalem back from the Muslims.
3 days ago · Saladin: A charismatic and determined leader, Saladin’s unwavering commitment to his people and his faith drives him to defy convention and challenge the status quo. Nusr ad-Din: Saladin’s elder brother and Sultan, whose authority is tested by Saladin’s bold actions and unyielding ambition.
3 days ago · Raymond of Tripoli allied with Saladin against Guy and allowed a Muslim garrison to occupy his fief in Tiberias, probably hoping that Saladin would help him overthrow Guy. Saladin, meanwhile, had pacified his Mesopotamian territories, and was now eager to attack the crusader kingdom; he did not intend to renew the truce when it expired in 1187.
2 days ago · The immediate context for Saladin's campaign to retake Jerusalem was the fragile state of the Crusader kingdoms established in the Holy Land. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, founded after the First Crusade in 1099, had enjoyed periods of relative stability but was increasingly weakened by internal strife, strategic miscalculations, and the inability to maintain cohesive control over its territories.
3 days ago · Egypt - Ayyubid Dynasty, Cairo, Nile: Under Saladin and his descendants, Egypt was reintegrated into the Sunni world of the eastern caliphate. Indeed, during the period of the Crusades, Egypt became champion of that world against the Crusaders and, as such, chief target of the Crusader armies.
