Saladin

American  

[sal-uh-din] / ˈsæl ə dɪn /

noun

1. Salāh-ed-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb, 1137–93, sultan of Egypt and Syria 1175–93: opponent of Crusaders.

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Saladin British  

/ ˈsælədɪn /

noun

1. 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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Saladin Cultural  

1. A Kurdish general who conquered Egypt (see also Egypt) and Syria in the twelfth century. His capture of Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem) precipitated a crusade.

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Saladin became legendary for both his military genius and his generosity.

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“You have to say that it was an act of total evil. But it was also one of the most successful Arab victories since Hattin in 1187, when Saladin defeated the Crusaders and took Jerusalem.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The English king was criticized for spending most of his reign abroad while bleeding the country dry via the Saladin Tithe and plunging its people into poverty.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

We have a mutual friend in Saladin Patterson.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2024

The most famous of these successors was Salah al-Din, or Saladin in the Christian world.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Boha-ed-deen, the friend and biographer of Saladin, writes to the same effect.

From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley

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