Saladin during the decline and fall of Outramer
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- Created on: 11-05-13 10:55
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- Saladin
- who?
- Vizier of Egypt
- Ruler of vast Near Eastern Empire
- member of Auubid family
- nephew of Shirkuh
- Sunni muslim
- Vizier of Egypt
- sources of power
- inherited Egypt
- inherited mamluks
- uses gold from Egypt + conquests
- pay troops
- pay followers
- pay family
- Excellent powers of diplomacy
- main way of annexing land
- continued Nur ad-Din's policy
- pursue orthodox Sunni religion
- jihad
- weaknesses
- Saladin's mamluk army smaller than Nu ad-Din's
- smaller that Egyptian fatimid army
- Saladin was Sunni ruling Shi'ite populated hostile land
- Saladin was a lowly Kurd
- got land from former Turkish employers
- had to prevent Turkish governors from uniting against him
- needed to pay them off
- Shi'ite assassins try to kill him
- Saladin's mamluk army smaller than Nu ad-Din's
- Ambitions
- relied on wealth
- pay revenues
- adopt a policy of continuous expansion
- pay off loyal fighters
- main aim
- before 1187
- conquer Turkish Muslim lands
- ran out of Muslim land
- he did try to take Outramer
- before 1187
- relied on wealth
- who?
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