sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193)
[ Syn: saladin , salah-ad-din yusuf ibn-ayyub ]
sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193)
[ Syn: saladin , salah-ad-din yusuf ibn-ayyub ]