Saladin


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=﻿**//__Saladin__//**= A man that “set the bar” for all of the war leaders for ages to come, Saladin, a brilliant war leader by nature became a role model in medieval Muslim history by [|conquering]the Christian crusaders land.

Born in the rural town Takrit, Mesopotamia, Saladin developed his fascination of war at a young age. By age 31 he commanded an army of Syrians. Saladin caused and became deeply involved in the Third Crusade that began in 1189 and ended in 1192 (Queller 1161). During that short period of time Saladin restored [|Sunnism]to Egypt, created the Kurdish Dynasty in Egypt and Syria, became the most well known Muslim warrior of the 1100’s (Giacumakis 59), and earned a reputation among Christians as a [|chivalrous]knight (BiographyBase).” He also deeply admired the crusaders for their courage and bravery (Daniels and Hyslop 153).

__Saladin and the Third Crusade__
Even so, during the Saladin captured many Christian “holy lands.” Saladin’s greatest accomplishment was in 1187 Saladin defeats the Christian army capturing the city of Jerusalem (Giacumakis 59). By doing this he also provoked the Third However this speedy defeat showed strategy and intimidated the Christian army. By the end of the Third Crusade He controlled land in Egypt, Syria, and Palestine (History-World). He also managed to capture all Christian lands except the stronghold town of Tyre. The Christian siege begins on Egypt.

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However, a fter the capture of Jerusalem the Christians attacked Egypt in 1168 (Giacumakis 59). A series of pointless battles meant to regain land but all futile against the might of Saladin’s army. However, in 1183 an invasion force of Christians planned to attack the “holy lands” so Saladin united the Muslims to protect them (Queller 1161). The Christian army advanced in 1187 only to be humiliated and defeated by the full force of Saladin’s army. Saladin quickly [|retaliated]by destroying the last of the crusaders war camps effectively ending the Third Crusade in 1291. ======

**__The Treaty__**
Furthermore, after ending the Third Crusade, Saladin began the Treaty of Jerusalem which stated that Christians could enter and leave the “holy lands” freely however a crusader leader, Richard the Lion-Hearted, allowed the massacre of Muslim allies, the Turks, which ended all [|negotiations]with the crusaders (Daniels and Hyslop 153). By conquering the “holy lands” Saladin survived the trials of war and proved himself to be a war leader for the ages.

"Saladin Biography." [|History-World.org]//.// 19 Mar. 2011.
Giacumakis, George. "Saladin." World Book 2001. Chicago: World Book, 2001. Queller, Donald E. "Crusades." World Book 2001. Chicago: World Book, 2001. 