Saladin in a sentence

After Saladin, his sons contested control over the sultanate, but Saladin's brother al-Adil eventually established himself in 1200.

Although he was short of money, Saladin also allowed the departing Zangi to take all the stores of the citadel that he could travel with and to sell the remainder—which Saladin purchased himself.

An interesting view of Saladin and the world in which he lived is provided by Tariq Ali 's novel The Book of Saladin.

In the end, Saladin gets his loan and repays it and Melchizedek gets Saladin's respect and gifts of praise for his intelligence.

Possession of Aleppo Saladin's troops, French manuscript, 1337 Saladin turned his attention from Mosul to Aleppo, sending his brother Taj al-Muluk Buri to capture Tell Khalid, 130 km northeast of the city.

Saladin Or What Befell Sultan Yusuf by Beha Ed-din, Baha' Al-Din Yusuf Ib Ibn Shaddad, Kessinger Publishing, 2004, p. 115. Capture of Jerusalem Saladin had captured almost every Crusader city.

Saladin's intimates accused Majd al-Din of misappropriating the revenues of Zabid, but Saladin himself believed there was no evidence to back the allegations.

Strategically, it would have made more sense for Saladin to capture Tyre before Jerusalem; Saladin, however, chose to pursue Jerusalem first because of the importance of the city to Islam.

The Crusade ensuing, Messer Torello appoints a date, after which his wife may marry again: he is taken prisoner by Saladin, and by training hawks comes under Saladin's notice.

While ill, he asked Saladin to pay him a visit to request that he take care of his young children, but Saladin refused, fearing treachery against the Abbasids, and is said to have regretted his action after realizing what al-Adid had wanted.

Hmm might check this out, does anyone know if Saladin Ahmed's run on Daredevil is any good?

Saladin Ahmed and Martín Cóccolo are the new creative team on Wolverine.

Kurds have played an important role in the larger history of the Muslim world: the great Saladin, who liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders, was an ethnic Kurd.

The very first time I arrive at her office, on Saladin Street in East Jerusalem, while she stands at the window watching me park, yet another incident.

Studios and created and written by Saladin Ahmed with art by Sami Kivela, colors by Jason Wordie and letters by Jim Campbell, produce that type of comic.

Adler postulates that the visit must have occurred prior to Saladin 's capture of Jerusalem in 1187.

After scattered fighting in little valleys to the south of the main position, the Zengid central force returned to the offensive; Saladin joined in from the rear.

After the treaty, Saladin and Richard sent each other many gifts as tokens of respect but never met face to face.

Although Saladin eliminated Christian control of the Holy Land around 1190, the Crusader states in Lebanon and Syria were better defended.

Although the Crusader force consisted of only 375 knights, Saladin hesitated to ambush them because of the presence of highly skilled generals.