Saladin
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Most Influential Person Across History
Founder and first sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty
Why Is Saladin Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub , commonly known as Saladin, was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from a Kurdish family, he was the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An important figure of the Third Crusade, he spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant. At the height of his power, the Ayyubid realm spanned Egypt, Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, the Hejaz, Yemen, and Nubia.
