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Saladin becomes the emir of Egypt.
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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. Hailing from a Kurdish family, he was the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An important figure of the Third Crusade, he spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Title of high office in the Muslim world
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