In the West, he is most often depicted as the antagonist – if a noble and revered one – to the crusader king, Richard the ...

fights to defend the Kingdom of Jerusalem against the Ayyubid dynasty. The movie was released in 2005 to lukewarm reception, though the subsequent director's cut garnered much more praise on release.

Final Report on the Western Wall Plaza Excavations (IAA Reports). Jerusalem. Avissar M. and Stern E.J. 2005. Pottery of the Crusader, Ayyubid and Mamluk Periods in Israel (IAA Reports 26). Jerusalem.

Dating back to the 12th century, during the Ayyubid dynasty, the bathhouse is believed to have been commissioned by Aisha, the daughter of the renowned Saladin. Originally known as “Hammam al-Si ...

These included the Abbasid dynasty, the Fatimid dynasty (claiming direct descent from the Prophet's daughter, Fatima) and the Ayyubid dynasty of Saleh al Din ibn Ayub (known as Saladin by English ...

Starting in 1171, most of the Mamluks under the Ayyubid Dynasty of the medieval Sultanate of Egypt were taken from the Turkic-Kipchaks of the Central Steppe. The Kipchaks, who already had a strong ...

which was constructed by the founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty, Salah El-Din, more than 800 years ago. Nature lovers will also appreciate the wide selection of international flora found here.

This massive fortress located in Islamic Cairo was constructed in the late 1100s by Salah al-Din, the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty and an opponent of those involved in the Christian Crusades.