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| 1138 | Birth |  |
| Tikrit Birth of Saladin, from Kurdish parents |
| 1164 | Invasion of Egypt | |
| Accompanies his uncle on a campaign in Egypt, wants to replace Sunni with Shia Islam |
| Wants to drive the Crusader Franks out of the Levant |
| 1169 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander of Syrian forces in Egypt |
| 1169 | Rule of Egypt | |
| Appointed Vizier in Egypt, effectively having control of Egypt |
| 1169 | Vizier Saladin | |
| Appointed Vizier in Egypt, effectively having control of Egypt |
| 1171 | Fatimid Caliphate | |
| Saladin abolishes the Fatimid caliphate & rules Egypt directly |
| 1171 | Rebellion | |
| Suppresses the Fatimid dynasty |
| 1171 | Rule of Egypt | |
| Saladin abolishes the Fatimid caliphate & rules Egypt directly |
| 1174 | Capture of Damascus | |
| Damascus Saladin captures Damascus |
| 1174 | Invasion of Syria | |
| Saladin defeats Syria & is awarded control of the lands from Morocco to Syria |
| 1174 | Succession | |
| Succeeds as Sultan of Egypt & Syria |
| 1183 | Capture of Aleppo | |
| Aleppo Saladin captures Aleppo |
| 1186 | Unification | |
| Unites Syria, northern Mesopotamia, Palestine & Egypt |
| 1187 | Battle of Hittin | |
| 8th July Hattin 20,000 Franks including Guy de Lusignan are captured |
| 8th July Hattin Defeats the Chris tians in a campaign to drive them out of Palestine |
| 8th July Hattin Saladin defeats the Franks |
| 1187 | Capture of Acre | |
| 15th July Acre Captures Acre |
| 1187 | Capture of Jerusalem | |
| 15th July Jerusalem Captures Jerusalem which provokes the third Crusade of 1189-1192 |
| 15th July Jerusalem Captures Jerusalem & wins control of Frankish Syria & Palestine |
| 1187 | Capture of Tiberias | |
| 1st July Tiberias Captures Tiberias from the Crusaders after a 6 day siege |
| 1187 | Rule of Palestine | |
| 15th July Jerusalem Captures Jerusalem & wins control of Frankish Syria & Palestine |
| 1187 | Rule of Syria | |
| 15th July Syria Captures Jerusalem & wins control of Frankish Syria & Palestine |
| 1187 | Siege of Tiberias | |
| 1st July Tiberias Captures Tiberias from the Crusaders after a 6 day siege |
| 1189 | Siege of Acre | |
| Acre The Crusaders march on Muslim held Acre |
| 1191 | Battle of Arsuf | |
| 7th Sep Arsuf Richard I the Lionheart is ambushed by Saladin at Arsouf en route to Ascalon |
| 7th Sep Arsuf Richard the Lionheart defeats Salladin in battle en Route to Jaffa |
| 1191 | Capture of Acre | |
| 12th July Acre Acre falls to the Crusaders after Richard I defeats Saladin's Army |
| 1191 | Massacre Acre | |
| Acre Richard I orders the slaughter of 2,700 captured from Acre after the peace is broken |
| 1191 | Siege of Acre | |
| Acre Richard I orders the slaughter of 2,700 captured from Acre after the peace is broken |
| Acre Richard I proposes his sister marry Saladin's brother & receive Jerusalem as a present |
| 12th July Acre Acre falls to the Crusaders after Richard I defeats Saladin's Army |
| 1192 | Capture of Jaffa | |
| Jaffa Richard I capures Jaffa from the Saracens under Saladin |
| 1192 | Peace | |
| Richard I makes a truce with Saladin for 3 years after failing to capture Jerusalem |
| 2nd Nov Richard I & Saladin conclude peace |
| 2nd Nov The interior will belong to the Muslims while the Latins keep control of the coast |
| 1193 | Burial | |
| Omayyad Mosque Buried in the Omayyad Mosque |
| 1193 | Death | |
| Feb Damascus Death of Saladin, of fever |
| 1193 | Declaration of War | |
| Feb Damascus Saladin's sparks off a civil war among his heirs |
