An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, was known as Saladin (Salah ad-Din) (1138-1193). He was the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Saladin is...
An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, was known as Saladin (Salah ad-Din) (1138-1193). He was the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Saladin is widely recognised in Muslim, Arab, Turkish and Kurdish culture, and has often been described as being the most famous Kurd in history.