Saladin

By: Tyler McKeone

Early Childhood/Education

• Saladin was born in 1137 in Iraq

• Born to a wealthy Kurdish family

• Father was Najm ad-Din Ayyub.

Present Day Iraq

Saladin’s Father

Childhood Continued

• Saladin wasn’t the best student.

• Liked to study religion and read the Qur'an.

• It was said he liked studying religion more than military tactics.

Symbol of Islam

Qur’an

First Crusade

• Saladin fought for the ruler of Damascus.

• Took over lands in Egypt.

• Fought Christians mostly from France.

Crusade Battle

Frankish Knight

First Crusade• Took Cairo in 1169.• Saladin became next

in line to rule Egypt.• Egypt’s last caliph

died, making Saladin ruler of Egypt.

Map of Egypt

Saladin riding through Cairo

Second & Third Crusades• Saladin won many battles against Crusaders,

including the Battle of Hattin.

The Battle of Hattin was a huge defeat for the Crusaders during the Second Crusade.

Second & Third Crusade

• When Christians first took Jerusalem they killed every Muslim inside.

• Saladin retook Jerusalem for the Muslims in 1187, sparing all Christians.

Christian defenders of Jerusalem surrender to Saladin

Second & Third Crusades

• King of England tries to retake Holy Land during Third Crusade.

• Fails to re-take Jerusalem.

• Saladin and Richard show mutual respect for one another.

King Richard the ‘Lionhearted’

Legacy and Death

• Saladin showed great respect towards his prisoners.

• He sent the King of England doctors when he was sick.

• Many Christians learned Chivalry from him.

Statue of Saladin

Legacy and Death

• Died in 1193 in Damascus.

• Buried in mausoleum.• Emperor Wilhelm II of

Germany donated marble sarcophagus to Saladin in 1900s.

Saladin’s Tomb

Marble Tomb

The End