saladin

OTL Richard the Lionheart offered his widowed sister Joan as bride for Saladin's brother Al-Adil/Spahadin so both would rule Jerusalem. Joan immediately refused though and Richard offered his young niece Eleanor of Brittany instead but the proposal came to nothing. IIRC Christian-Muslim matches...

Saladin manage to take Tyr in 1187 due to Conrad dying of illness before setting of to the holy land and pure luck what are the effect the on the third crusade ?

IOTL, Saladin survived two attempts on his life by the Order of Assassins. What if one of them had succeeded?

What if Saladin never became Sultan of Egypt? There are a number of reasons this might not happen: he doesn't get born, he decides on a religious career rather than a military one, he doesn't get sent there by Nur ad-Din, etc. Of course, there are differences with each "why", but the common...

Saladin's role in more or less removing catholic forces from the holy land is often very much hyped up. He is seen by many as the saviour of the Islamic world from Christian invaders. Now I don't believe in the idea that a great man alone is enough to shape history so drastically. What I'm...

Assuming that the Seljuks do not fall apart (lets say, no battle of Qatwan), how does this effect Egypt and Syria? Let me explain why I'm asking: The Zengids, previously regional rulers within the Seljuk empire, sent an army into Egypt, the leader of this army, Nur Ad-Din took over Egypt, and...

I half-heartedly apologize if this topic has already been discussed multiple times before, but i'll say it anyway. As we all know, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa's last venture was his campaign in the Third Crusade. After defeating the Seljuks, he drowned in a river, his army...

A few months ago, i made a thread on a hypothetical victory for Saladin against the Third Crusade's forces at the Battle of Arsuf in 1191. I wanted to bump it, but, because of the red warning, i ultimately decided not to. I originally thought Saladin would support the Seljuks of Rum due to...

The Battle of Arsuf (1191 AD) was, arguably, the pivotal battle of the Third Crusade, which was launched in an attempt to halt the Ayyubid sultan Saladin's attempt at conquering the Crusader states. The Crusaders, under the leadership of Angevin English king Richard, the Lionheart, managed to...