Saladin arrived in Egypt in 1163 and ruled it from 1171 until his death in 1193. Egypt was in a state of decay prior to Saladin's rise to power with the...

commonly known as Saladin, was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from a Kurdish family, he was the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An important...

of Saladin was that used as the flag of Saladin, the first Sultan of Egypt, whilst the modern version of the eagle was adopted during the Egyptian Revolution...

Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt. A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin had originally...

1952 Egyptian Revolution. The flag bears Egypt's national emblem, the Egyptian eagle of Saladin, centred in the white band. In 1952, the Egyptian Free...

siege of Damietta failed in 1169, the same year that Saladin took power in Egypt as vizier. In 1171, Saladin became sultan of Egypt and the crusaders thereafter...

The Eagle of Saladin (Arabic: نسر صلاح الدين, romanized: Nasr Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn), known in Egypt as the Egyptian Eagle (Arabic: النسر المصري, romanized: an-Nasr...

abolished in 1171 by Saladin, the first Ayyubid ruler of Egypt. The conspiracy, which is known only from sources favourable to Saladin, was led by elites...

Saladin the Victorious (Arabic: الناصر صلاح الدين, Al-Nasser Salah Ad-Din), also known as Saladin and the Great Crusades, is a 1963 Egyptian epic film...

Blacks or Battle of the Slaves was a conflict in Cairo that occurred during the Rise of Saladin in Egypt, on 21–23 August 1169, between the black African...

of Alexandria in 1174 was a short-lived and unsuccessful attempt by the Normans of Sicily to overthrow Saladin in Egypt. After Saladin abolished the Fatimid...

or Citadel of Saladin (Arabic: قلعة صلاح الدين, romanized: Qalaʿat Salāḥ ad-Dīn) is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah...

صلاح الدين in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Saladin (An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, 1137–1193), was the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and...

Sultan of Egypt was the status held by the rulers of Egypt after the establishment of the Ayyubid dynasty of Saladin in 1174 until the Ottoman conquest...

he died in 1180. He is noted for strengthening the position of his younger brother, Sultan Saladin, in Egypt and playing the leading role in the Ayyubid...

Sultanate of Egypt. Al-Adil was a son of Najm ad-Din Ayyub, he was member of Kurdish Ayyubid family and a younger brother of Saladin. He was born in June 1145...

Shirkuh's Zengid troops departed Egypt after the payment of tribute from the Fatimid treasury. Ehrenkreutz, Andrew S. (1972). Saladin. Albany, NY: State University...

from Egypt to Syria in late 1186 or early 1187, claiming that the truce was not binding upon him. After Raynald refused to pay compensation, Saladin invaded...

Caliphate and uncle of Saladin. His military and diplomatic efforts in Egypt were a key factor in establishing the Ayyubid dynasty in that country. Shirkuh...

clashes in Aswan. Ibn al-Mutawwaj was eventually captured and executed in the aftermath of his army's defeat. Lev, Yaacov (1999). Saladin in Egypt. Leiden...

significant counterattack by Guy of Jerusalem against Saladin, leader of the Muslims in Syria and Egypt. This pivotal siege formed part of what later became...

persecuted by Saladin's new Ayyubid regime, so that within a century after the fall of the Fatimid regime it had almost disappeared in Egypt. The future...

military engagement between the troops of Saladin and the Crusader fortress in Ayla (modern-day Aqaba). Saladin successfully captured Ayla from the Crusaders...

truce with Saladin was due to expire in May 1182 but was broken in mid-1181 by Raynald, who seized a merchant caravan on its way from Egypt to Damascus...

faith in the continuing persecution. Maimonides interceded with Saladin in Egypt, and shortly thereafter, the persecution came to an end. Maimonides, in his...

the city in the hands of Saladin, who then enters into a truce with Amalric. 10 August. Shirkuh and Saladin depart Egypt, arriving at Damascus in September...

November 1198) was the second Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt. He was the second son of Saladin. Before his death, Saladin had divided his dominions amongst his kin:...

the Red Sea. Saladin, who was set up as Vizier of Egypt, was declared Sultan in 1171 upon the death of the last Fatimid caliph. Saladin's rise to Sultan...

al-Adid, Shirkuh and his nephew Saladin. Saladin toppled al-Adid in 1171 and established the Ayyubid Sultanate in Egypt. In 1171/72, the Nubian army, together...

Saladin's chief counsellor. He was left in charge of the Egyptian administration during Saladin's wars in the Levant. As a result, historians often attribute...