# Saladin

> He took Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187 and became the figure both sides of a religious war could admire. A Kurdish commander who rose through treachery and talent to found a dynasty, Saladin remains the most famous Kurd in history and one of the few medieval Muslim leaders the West never turned into a monster.

*Sultan of Egypt and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (1137-1193)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/saladin

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1138
- **Died:** 1193-03-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born around 1137, Saladin went to Egypt in 1164 as part of his uncle Shirkuh's mercenary contingent serving the Zengid dynasty, originally to reinstall a vizier for the teenage Fatimid caliph. After his uncle died in 1169, Saladin became vizier himself, then quietly dismantled the Shia Fatimid Caliphate from within and realigned Egypt with the Sunni Abbasid Caliphate in 1171. He seized Syria after his Zengid patron died in 1174, taking Damascus peacefully and defeating rival Zengid lords at the Battle of the Horns of Hama in 1175, becoming sultan of Egypt and Syria. His Ayyubid army shattered the Crusaders at Hattin in 1187 and retook Jerusalem, ending Christian military dominance in the Levant. He died in Damascus in 1193 having given most of his wealth away, and was buried beside the Umayyad Mosque.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 78.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 38.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 17.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Journalist, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
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- [Saladin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin)
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- [Салах ад-Дин](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85_%D0%B0%D0%B4-%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BD)
- [Saladino](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladino)
- [Saladin](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin)
- [Saladin](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin)
- [Saladino](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladino)
- [萨拉丁](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%90%A8%E6%8B%89%E4%B8%81)
- [サラーフッディーン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%83%83%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8581)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Saladin)
- [СалахӀуддин](https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85%D3%80%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD)
- [ছালাহুদ্দিন আয়ুবী](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80)
- [ሳላዲን](https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%88%B3%E1%88%8B%E1%8B%B2%E1%8A%95)
- [Saladín](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad%C3%ADn)
- [Salahudin Ayubi](https://bew.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salahudin_Ayubi)
- [صلاح الدين الايوبى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%89)
- [Saladin](https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin)
- [Саладзін](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%BD)
- [Саладын](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%BD)
- [صلاح الدين لأيوبي](https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A)
- [Салах ад-Дин](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85_%D0%B0%D0%B4-%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BD)
- [সালাহুদ্দিন আইয়ুবি](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF)
- [Saladin](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin)
- [Salahudin](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salahudin)
- [Wikiquote](https://ar.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A)
- [Wikiquote](https://bn.wikiquote.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8)
- [Saladino](https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladino)

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