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Saladin

Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty

For other uses, see Saladin (disambiguation).

Saladin

Saladin in the sharbush hat of Seljuk rulers,[1] his rallying sign,[2] on a coin: "The Victorious King, Righteousness of the World and the Faith, Yusuf ibn Ayyub".[1][3] 587 AH (1190–1191 CE).[3]

Reign1174 – 4 March 1193
Coronation1174, Cairo
PredecessorAl-Adid (as Fatimid caliph)
Successor
Reign26 March 1169 – 26 September 1171
PredecessorShirkuh
SuccessorPosition abolished
BornYusuf ibn Ayyub
c. 1137
Tikrit, Upper Mesopotamia, Abbasid Caliphate
Died4 March 1193 (aged 55–56)
Damascus, Syria, Ayyubid Sultanate
Burial

Mausoleum of Saladin, Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

SpouseIsmat ad-Din Khatun
Issue
DynastyAyyubid (founder)
FatherAyyub ibn Shadi
MotherSitt al-Mulk Khatun
ReligionSunni Islam
Battles / wars

Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Saladin - Wikipedia MILI