Saladin
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An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (1137 – 4 March 1193), was the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin led the Muslim military campaign against the Crusader states in the Levant. At the height of his power, his sultanate included Egypt, Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, the Hejaz, Yemen and other parts of North Africa.
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See also
- List of Kurdish dynasties and countries
- Sharaf Khan Bidlisi
- List of rulers of Damascus
- List of rulers of Egypt
- Kingdom of Heaven (film)
- The Crusades (film)
- Saladin: The Animated Series
- Salladin the Victorious (1963 film)
- Arn - The Knight Templar
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