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Saladin is one of the best known figures of the Middle Ages, and this study makes use of hitherto neglected Arabic sources, including unpublished manuscript material - -notably the correspondence, both private and official, of Saladin's own court -to set the whole of Saladin's career and achievements, civil and military, within the specific framework of his age.Lyons, Malcolm C. is the author of 'Saladin: The Politics of the Holy War' with ISBN 9780521223584 and ISBN 052122358X.
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