Saladin

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• Even in Christian Europe, Saladin was justly celebrated and admired for his chivalrous and generous treatment of his defeated enemies.

  Academic text (1998)

• We need to negotiate with Saladin over the partition of the Holy Land.

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• You know Saladin was smart.

  Academic text (2002)

• Tell my lord Saladin that Jerusalem has come.

  Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

• During the reign of Saladin, this traditional Islamic tolerance continued.

  Academic text (1994)

• The chivalrous Saladin was faithful to his word and compassionate toward noncombatants.

  Academic text (2002)

• The great Muslim warrior, Saladin, a Kurd and scourge of the Christian Crusaders, conquered Jerusalem in 1187 after a five-month siege.

  Academic text (2010)

• In 1187, Saladin successfully recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders after a long siege.

• Saladin was known for his chivalry and fairness in battle, earning respect from both Muslims and Christians.

Synonyms

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Salah-ad-Din Yusuf ibn-Ayyub

vsSaladin

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A Muslim ruler of Egypt and Syria who recaptured Jerusalem in 1187 and fought Richard the Lionheart

is the common shorter form used in general references

Surface Forms

Etymology