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Al-Adil

Type Figure Region Egypt Time 1145–1218 Also known as Al-Adil, brother of Saladin

Brother of Saladin, he governed Egypt and supplied the Third Crusade front; after 1193 he was regent and later Ayyubid sultan, dying in 1218.

Timeline

  1. 1174–1190Cairo · CairoHe long managed Egypt's administration, finances, and military supplies, providing Saladin with a stable rear base and material support for his campaigns in Syria.
  2. 1191–1193Egypt · EgyptDuring the Third Crusade he maintained order in Egypt, assembled fleets and supplies to support the Levantine front, and coordinated the military deployments of his nephews in various regions.
  3. 1193–1200Damascus · DamascusAfter Saladin's death he mediated among his sons' succession disputes, coordinating the Ayyubid lords of Syria and Egypt as an elder statesman and laying the basis for his later unification of the sultanate.

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