Saladin
Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty who defeated the Crusaders at Hattin in 1187 and retook Jerusalem; he is buried in Damascus.
| Lived | 1137 – 1193 |
| Known as | Sultan of Egypt and Syria |
| Birthplace or main place | Tikrit |
| Places on the map | Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem |
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Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1100) | At death (map of 1100) |
|---|---|---|
| Tikrit | Seljuk Empire | same |
| Damascus | Fatimid Caliphate | same |
| Cairo | Fatimid Caliphate | same |
| Jerusalem | Fatimid Caliphate | same |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Hattin · 1187
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| c. 1122 – 1218 | Jayavarman VII | Khmer king |
| 1126 – 1198 | Averroes (Ibn Rushd) | Philosopher |
| 1138 – 1204 | Maimonides | Jewish philosopher and physician |
| 1147 – 1199 | Minamoto no Yoritomo | First Kamakura shogun |
| c. 1162 – 1227 | Genghis Khan | Founder of the Mongol Empire |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.