Saladin (Salah al-Din)

Saladin war ab 1171 der erste Sultan von Ägypten und ab 1174 Sultan von Syrien. Als kurdischstämmiger Führer gründete er die Dynastie der Ayyubiden.

Connection to Damascus

Grew up in Damascus; made it his capital; died and was buried in Damascus; his tomb is a major landmark.

Known for

Captured Jerusalem in 1187; founder of the Ayyubid dynasty; most famous Muslim hero.