Saladin: How the Kurdish Sultan United Egypt and Syria, Won Hattin in 1187, Captured Jerusalem, and Laid the Ayyubid Foundations
A clear, readable account of Saladin’s rise from Tikrit to Sultan, his military victories and diplomacy, and the legacy that shaped the medieval Middle East Saladin remains one of the most recognizable figures from the medieval Near East, a leader whose combination of military skill, political savvy, and religious legitimacy created a lasting impression across […]
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