Illustration of Salah-al-Din Yusuf ib-Ayyub (Salah al-Din, Saladin)
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Born in 1138, Salah-al-Din Yusuf ib-Ayyub (Salah al-Din, Saladin) was one of the greatest heroes of Islamic history because of his success in stopping the European Crusaders and recapturing much of the land they had conquered from Muslims. Saladin was a Kurd who acquired a strong reputation in Europe both for his fighting skills and his honorable diplomacy.
