Coptic identity and ayyubid politics in egypt, 12181250. Ayyubiyyun was a muslim dynasty of kurdish origin, founded by saladin and centered in egypt. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Sunni muslim dynasty of kurdish origins, ruling from late 12th to the middle of the th century over egypt, jordan and syria together with large parts of yemen, hijaz and territories in northern iraq. The ayyubids and mamluks, who succeeded the fatimids in egypt and syria, retained the association of yellow with the ruler. Ayyubid definition is a member of a muslim dynasty founded in 1171 the separate branches of which flourished in egypt, syria, palestine, mesopotamia, and southern arabia. The dynasty ruled much of the middle east during the 12th and th centuries ce. Ayyubid palace complex in the citadel of aleppo world. Ayyubid dynasty o opponents nuredin the assassins want. Osprey menatarms 320 armies of the caliphates 8621098.
Coptic identity and ayyubid politics in egypt, 1218. The ayyubid dynasty was a sultanate centred in cairo between the 12th and 14th centuries. Pdf the citadel of cairo in the ayyubid period and the. The dynasty, under their sultans leadership, was successful in conquering and uniting syria, and recapturing palestine, after it was held by the crusaders for eightyeight years. The exhibit follows the long struggle between the ayyubids and the crusaders for control of city a struggle which ended in a peace treaty between the crusader king frederick ii and the ayyubid ruler. After repulsing a crusader army that had reached the gates of fatimid cairo and occupying egypt on behalf of the zangids 1160s, salah aldin declared the fatimid caliphate to be at its end, and. Ayyubid dynasty article about ayyubid dynasty by the free. Using the life and writings of cyril iii ibn laqlaq, 75th patriarch of the coptic orthodox church, along with a variety of christian and muslim chroniclers, this study explores the identity and context of the christian community of egypt and its relations with the leadership of the ayyubid dynasty in the early thirteenth century. One of their generals, saladin salah addin ibn ayyub in arabic, took over control from the fatimids. People in egypt and syria gradually decided that the fatimids were too weak to rule anymore.
Did saladin lead the ayyubid arabs or the seljuk turks. Saladin divides the ayyubid territories between the regional vassals. Flinterman, willem april 2012, killing and kinging pdf, leidschrift, 27 1. May, 2009 permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Dislikes civilizations following other religions, or civilizations waging war on followers of his religion. The dynasty is named after ayyuba ibnshadi, father of salahaldin.
Ayyubid dynasty simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The ayyubid family, under the brothers ayyub and shirkuh, originally served as soldiers for the zengids until they supplanted them under saladin, ayyubs son. Ayyubids, mamluks, and the latin east in the thirteenth. Osprey menatarms 320 armies of the caliphates 8621098 free download as pdf file. The ayyubid fortifications were begun in 1176 by salah aldin, a kurd of the ayyubid clan who came to cairo from syria and overthrew the fatimid. Click here tae stairt a new topic please sign an date yer posts bi teepin fower tildes new tae wikipaedia. In 1171 ad, salah aldin, or, saladin, the kurdish nephew of nur aldins best general, shirkuh, became sultan and founded the ayyubid dynasty. Ayyub and his tribe came from the mountains of modern eastern turkey, establishing themselves as soldiers serving the seljuq. The caliph of the fatimid government appointed him vizier, even though he was sunni and the fatimids were shia. This is nae a forum for general discussion o the airticles subject. The ayyubid dynasty in syria lasted until 1260, when the mamluks became the new rulers in damascus. Ither ayyubid territories, includin yemen, the hejaz, nubie an eastern libie are nae includit. This population figure only includes egypt, syria, northern iraq, israel.
Ayyubid a dynasty in the middle east, founded in egypt in 1171 by salahaldin saladin after the fall of the fatimids. Ayyubids, mamluks, and the latin east in the thirteenth century there was, once upon a time, a widely accepted myth that the muslim rulers and peoples of southwest asia were from the outset bitterly opposed to the presence among them of the crusaders variously portrayed as infidels or protoimperialists. Ayyubid dynasty o opponents nuredin the assassins want saladin dead, smoked pot ismaelites alamut 1090 sufis the old man of the mountain sinan d. This was not the case in all the lands of the islamic empire. The ayyubid or ayyoubid dynasty was a muslim dynasty of kurdish origins which. Please sign an date yer posts bi teepin fower tildes. The ayyubid or ayyoubid dynasty was a muslim dynasty of kurdish origins which ruled egypt, syria, yemen except for the northern mountains, diyar bakr, mecca, hejaz and northern iraq in the 12th and th centuries. Xanedana eyubiyan was a sunni muslim dynasty of kurdish origins founded by saladin and centred in egypt.
Ayyubids, mamluks, and the latin east in the thirteenth century there was, once upon a time, a widely accepted myth that the muslim rulers and peoples of southwest asia were from the outset bitterly opposed to the presence among them of the crusaders variously portrayed as infidels or. Coptic identity and ayyubid politics in egypt, 12181250 on jstor. The exhibit focuses on the rule of the ayyubids in jerusalem beginning with the citys conquest by saladin 1187 ce, founder of the ayyubid dynasty in egypt. The ayyubid dynasty came to power under the leadership of the kurdish zangid general salah aldin r. Different branches of the ayyubids ruled during the 12th and th centuries in egypt, syria damascus, halab, now aleppo, and homs, mesopotamia, and south arabia. Ayyubid ruler in egypt 12401249, introduced a new pattern of rulership. The ayyubids are also known as ayoubites, ayyoubites, ayoubides or ayyoubides the ayyubid dynasty was begun by saladin salah ahdin. Ayyubid definition is a member of a muslim dynasty founded in 1171 the separate branches of which flourished in egypt, syria, palestine, mesopotamia, and southern arabia until the middle of the th century. When the first crusade defeated the fatimid caliphs and captured jerusalem in 1099 ad, people were very upset.
Ahmed, son of najm addin ayyub, father of bakr, the just king, sword of the faith. It was under ayyubid rule that the citadel reached its greatest peak, after salah addin saladin, the founder of the ayyubid dynasty, succeeded in capturing aleppo in 1182. An online book by terry allen presents and discusses architecture of the ayyubid period mainly in syria. During the transition period egypt reached a cultural and economic. The ayyubid dynasty is often represented by the colour yellow. Saladin is credited with the founding of the ayyubid dynasty, named after his father. The citadel of aleppo represents a palimpsest of evidence of occupation from the hittite, hellenistic, roman, byzantine, zangid, ayyubid, mamluk, and ottoman periods. From the very beginning of the ayyubid dynasty, ayyubid rulers established units of. Salah aldin saladin, the founder of the ayyubid dynasty, carried a yellow flag emblazoned with an eagle, supposedly inherited from the zangid dynasty. Ayyubid dynasty in aleppo collapsed at the hands of the mongols who ravaged the city and left in their wake, mass destruction and devastation followed by the succession of mamluk and ottoman empires. Hassan abd alwahab authoreditor keywords islamic architecture, historical architecture language arabic file type size. Did saladin lead the ayyubid arabs or the seljuk turks during. Use a dash to exclude the coins matching with a word or expression. Ayyubid article about ayyubid by the free dictionary.
In 5691174 salah aldin yusuf ibn ayyub, founder of the ayyubid dynasty, ordered one of his ablest amirs, qaraqush, to start building the citadel. All coins from the ayyubid sultanate, presented with pictures, descriptions and more useful information. Ayyubid not comparable historical of or pertaining to the ayyubid dynasty. Description wants to have his worship building in many cities, and likes a civilization with it. Ayyubid dynasty simple english wikipedia, the free. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3.
The ayyubids of aleppo the ayyubid state itself was a loose confederation consisting of almost independent citystates. He did not lead the arabs, but rather the forces of the old egy. During the long drawn conflicts between europe and asia, for possession of the holy land of jerusalem in the twelfth century. Saladin had risen to vizier of fatimid egypt in 1169, before. The dynasty was founded by saladin, a man known throughout the world at the time for not only his military prowess but also his chivalry and forgiveness. The ayyubid city fortification of cairo by lara iskander. Saladin started the ayyubids when the first crusade defeated the fatimid caliphs and captured jerusalem in 1099 ad, people were very upset. In 1174, saladin proclaimed himself sultan following the death of nur aldin. Ayyubid dynasty, saladin, saladin in egypt, annasir yusuf, turanshah, najm addin ayyub, alkamil, shirkuh, almansur ibrahim, azzahir ghazi, abulfida, shaddadid, assalih ismail, almuzaffar umar, annasir.
It ruled egypt, palestine, syria, most of yemen, diyar bakr, mecca, hejaz and northern iraq in the 12th and th centuries. This population figur anly includes egyp, sirie, northren iraq, palestine an transjordan. The dynasty ruled large parts of the middle east during the 12th and th centuries. Ayyubid dynasty article about ayyubid dynasty by the.
The dynasty is named after ayyuba ibnshadi, father of. Plenty of references to reliable works, scope seems good. The sultan of cairo, aladil 1, takes control over the entire ayyubid territory, but he would gradually lose control of it through his 18 years in power. King nasser saladin 11711192ad king aziz emad eddin 11921198ad king mansour nasser eddin 11981200ad king adel seif eddin 12001218ad. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. In 1174, saladin proclaimed himself sultan following the death of nur al. This is nae a forum for general discussion o the airticles subject pit new text unner auld text. Wulvis innerst islamic world 0 what others are saying.
This is the collogue page for discussin impruivements tae the ayyubid dynasty article. The following is a list of ayyubid rulers by countyprovince. Still, it would survive as an entity in the form of a family federation. The fatimid dynasty in egypt met its end in 1169 at the hands of a commander, named nur aldin. At its peak, it rules swathes of north africa and the middle east, from sanaa to tunis to damascus. The dynasty was founded by saladin, but named after his father, ayyub. Citadel of aleppo the majority of aleppo citadels structure that stands today dates back to the ayyubid period.
Ayyubids, mamluks, and the latin east in the thirteenth century. To search an expression, simply put quotation marks around it. Saladin more properly salah addin yusuf ibn ayyub was a great kurdish sultan of the 12th c. The city of aleppo was a very important centre for the ayyubid dynasty in the th century. Founded by saladin ibn ayyub, ruler of egypt, syriapalestine, most of mesopotamia, and yemen.