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Under the skilled leadership of Salah ad-Din Yusuf Ayyub, or as the Christians called him, Saladin (1137-1193), the long-squabbling Islamic nations -- Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine -- were united for the first time. This compelling biography focuses on the ruler's sagacity and intelligence, and explains why Saladin was a man admired -- even by his enemies.Lane-Poole, Stanley is the author of 'Saladin and the Fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem', published 2007 under ISBN 9780548139585 and ISBN 054813958X.
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