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Death of Saladin
On March 4, 1193, Ayyubid sultan Saladin died of illness in Damascus at about 55;…
Timeline
- 1193Damascus · SyriaAfter peace talks with the Crusaders, Saladin returned to Damascus; worn down by years of campaigning and stricken with fever, his condition rapidly deteriorated.
- 1193Citadel of Damascus · SyriaSaladin died in the Citadel of Damascus. According to historians such as Ibn al-Athir, he had distributed part of his property to charity before death and instructed his family to bury him simply.
- 1193–1196Damascus · SyriaSaladin was buried beside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. His eldest son al-Afdal succeeded as sultan in Damascus, but his brothers az-Zahir, al-Adil, and others seized various cities, plunging the Ayyubid empire into civil war and weakening the unified front against the Crusaders.
Sources
- Saladin: The Life, the Legend and the Islamic Empire — John Man (2015)
- The Rare and Excellent History of Saladin — Bahā' ad-Dīn ibn Shaddād https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baha_ad-Din_ibn_Shaddad