the Ayyubids

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• Ayyubids —    The Ayyubids were a famous Islamic dynasty established by the illustrious Saladin (Salah al Din) in Egypt in 1171, and at their brief height they also held sway in greater Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. The Ayyubids replaced the Fatimids and were in… …   Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

• AYYUBIDS — AYYUBIDS, dynasty of sultans in Egypt and Syria (1171–1250). The founder of the Kurdish family of Ayyūb was one of the commanders of Zangī, a freed Turkish slave and one of the greatest emirs in the court of Malik Shāh the Seljuk (1072–92). His… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Ayyubids —    The Muslim dynasty founded in 1171 by Saladin (q.v.), son of Ayub, when he ended Fatamid rule in Egypt (qq.v.). Saladin s kingdom, which also included Syria and Palestine (qq.v.) became a base of operations from which he attacked the Crusaders …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

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• Ayyubid dynasty — The Ayyubid or Ayyoubid Dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Kurdish [ [http://www.bartleby.com/65/sa/Saladin.html Saladin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition] ] origins which ruled Egypt, Syria, Yemen (except for the Northern Mountains), Diyar… …   Wikipedia

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