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Saladin
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Sal·a·din  (sl-dn) 1137?-1193.
Sultan of Egypt and Syria who captured (1187) Jerusalem and defended it during the Third Crusade (1189-1192).
Saladin [ˈsælədɪn]
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(Biographies / Saladin (?1137-1193) M, Syrian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler, MILITARY: general) Arabic name Salah-ed-Din Yusuf ibn-Ayyub. ?1137-93, sultan of Egypt and Syria and opponent of the Crusaders. He defeated the Christians near Tiberias (1187) and captured Acre, Jerusalem, and Ashkelon. He fought against Richard I of England and Philip II of France during the Third Crusade (1189-92)
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Noun1.Saladin - sultan of Syria and EgyptSaladin - sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193)
Salah-ad-Din Yusuf ibn-Ayyub
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History books remind us of the outpouring of joy in the entire Islamic world after Saladdin reconquered Jerusalem in 1187, wresting control of it from the Crusaders after 88 years of foreign occupation.
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The majestic citadel atop Syria's ancient city of Aleppo, the Masyaf fortress of the sinister order of the Assassins and the castle of Arab conqueror Saladdin have all been given a new lease on life as part of a project by the Aga Khan to promote Islamic sites.
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