Siege

Siege of Damascus

22 May 1174 – 4 Nov 1174 · 33.51° N, 36.29° E

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When
22 May 1174 – 4 Nov 1174
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
33.51° N, 36.29° E
Description
1174 siege

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Saladin

Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (c. 1137 – 1193)

Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, commonly known as Saladin, was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty and the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. A Sunni Muslim ruler of Kurdish origin, Saladin was an important figure of the Third Crusade and spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant.

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