Saladin: Hero of IslamThe extraordinary character and career of Saladin are the keys to understanding the Battle of Hattin, the fall of Jerusalem and the failure of the Third Crusade. He united warring Muslim lands, reconquered the bulk of Crusader states and faced the Richard the Lion Heart, king of England, in one of the most famous confrontations in medieval warfare. Geoffrey Hindley's sympathetic and highly readable study of the life and times of this remarkable, many-sided man, who dominated the Middle East in his day, gives a fascinating insight into his achievements and into the Muslim world of his contemporaries. |
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Across the Battle Lines | 14 |
NuradDin and the Propaganda of the Jihad | 34 |
Vizir of Egypt | 57 |
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Acre ad-Din Aiyub al-Adil al-Afdal al-Jazirah al-Karak Aleppan Aleppo alliance allies Amalric Antioch Arab arrived as-Salih Ascalon atabeg attack Baalbek Baghdad Baha'-ad-Din Baldwin battle brother Byzantine Cairo caliph camp campaign capital capture castle century Christian army citadel command conquest Conrad Crusade Damascus death defenders Edessa Egypt Egyptian emirs emperor empire enemy European expedition fact faith Fatimid favour fight force fortress Frankish Franks frontiers garrison governor Hamah Hattin held Holy City honour Ibn-al-Athir Imad-ad-Din infidel Islam Izz-ad-Din jihad king kingdom of Jerusalem knights lands lord Mecca miles military mosque Mosul Muhammad Muslim negotiations Nur-ad-Din once palace Palestine plunder political prisoners ransom Raymond Raynald refused régime religious Richard ruler Saffuriyah Saif-ad-Din Saladin seemed Selchük sent Shavar Shirkuh siege Sinjar soldiers sultan surrender Syria Taqi-ad-Din Templars territories Tiberias town Tripoli triumph troops truce Tughtigin Turkish Tyre victory vizir walls Zengi