Ayyubid
Speech parts
1. Ayyubid - Noun
2. Ayyubid - Adjective
Meaning
Ayyubid (not comparable)
(historical) Of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty: a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin founded by Saladin and centred in Egypt.
Ayyubid (plural Ayyubids)
(historical) A member of the Ayyubid dynasty.
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Africa The Mali Empire around the end of the decade * Ayyubid dynasty In Egypt, the Mameluk sultans were constantly changing.
Ayyubid and Mamluk rule The Kurdish Muslim Saladin retook Hebron in 1187 – again with Jewish assistance according to one late tradition, in exchange for a letter of security allowing them to return to the city and build a synagogue there.
Before they could form up, the Templar force hacked the Ayyubid army down.
Damascus was the capital of independent Ayyubid rulers between 1193 and 1201, from 1218 to 1238, from 1239 to 1245, and from 1250 to 1260.
On 13 April 1175, the Zengid troops marched to attack his forces, but soon found themselves surrounded by Saladin's Ayyubid veterans who crushed them.
Furthermore, women of the Ayyubid family took a prominent role in the patronage of new constructions.