saladin
IPA: sˈæɫʌdɪn
Root Word: Saladin
noun
- (history) First sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, who led the Muslim opposition to the European Crusaders in the Levant.
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Examples of "saladin" in Sentences
- Saladin failed twice to capture it.
- Saladin accompanied him as an advisor.
- Saladin was taken totally by surprise.
- Saladin entered the army at the age of 14.
- Perhaps a connection to Saladin was the goal.
- Saladin besieged the city unsuccessfully in 1182.
- Saladin forced the Crusaders into a cruel dilemma.
- Saladin unsuccessfully besieged the castle in 1188.
- Also there was talk of saladin by an offensive name.
- An eyewitness account of this is given by Saladin's son, al Afdal.
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