Salah ad Din

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Zengid_dynasty
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Saladin
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Tikrit
gptkbp:birthYear 1137
1138
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Umayyad_Mosque,_Damascus
gptkbp:child gptkb:Al-Afdal_Ali
gptkb:Al-Aziz_Uthman
gptkb:Az-Zahir_Ghazi
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:deathYear 1193
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Ayyubid_dynasty
gptkbp:ethnicity Kurdish
gptkbp:father gptkb:Najm_ad-Din_Ayyub
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ṣalāḥ_ad-Dīn_Yūsuf_ibn_Ayyūb
gptkbp:house gptkb:King
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salah ad Din
gptkbp:knownFor patronage of arts and architecture
building citadels in Cairo and Damascus
ending Fatimid Caliphate
leadership during Crusades
restoring Sunni rule in Egypt
gptkbp:legacy respected by both Muslims and Christians
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:Battle_of_Hattin
gptkb:Third_Crusade
gptkbp:mother Unnamed Kurdish woman
gptkbp:nationality Kurdish
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Battle_of_Hattin_(1187)
gptkb:siege_of_Jerusalem_(1187)
chivalry and generosity
unifying Muslim Near East
founding the Ayyubid dynasty
defeating Crusader states
recapturing Jerusalem from the Crusaders
treaty with Richard the Lionheart
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:King
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:predecessor Fatimid Caliphate
gptkbp:reignEnd 1193
gptkbp:reignStart 1174
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Nur_ad-Din_Zengi
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ismat_ad-Din_Khatun
gptkb:Shamsah
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Al-Aziz_Uthman
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
Sultan of Syria
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iraqi_Arabs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6