Saladin (1138-1193) was a Sultan of Egypt from 1175, in succession to the Atabeg of Mosul, on whose behalf he conquered Egypt 1164-1174.
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He subsequently conquered Syria 1174-87, and precipitated the third Crusade by his recovery of Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187. Renowned for knightly courtesy, Saladin made peace with Richard I of England in 1192. He was a Kurd.
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