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Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din

Type Figure Region Syria Time 1169–1225 Also known as Al-Afdal

Saladin's eldest son and governor of Damascus in the 1190s; after 1193 he claimed the succession and fought his brothers and uncle for it.

Timeline

  1. 1186–1190Damascus · DamascusAppointed by his father to govern Damascus, the core city of Syria, he was responsible for local administration and for mobilizing local emirs for campaigns against the Crusaders.
  2. 1191–1192Jaffa · JaffaIn 1191–1192 he took part in operations on the Levantine front, including fighting at Jaffa, helping his father Saladin counter the Crusader offensive led by Richard I.
  3. 1193–1196Damascus · DamascusAfter Saladin's death he claimed overall succession from his base in Damascus and clashed with the Egyptian sultan al-Aziz and his uncle al-Adil, losing Damascus around 1196.

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