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1138
Saladin is born in Tikrit, Iraq
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1139
Saladin's father, Ayuub, is named governor of Baalbek in Lebanon
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1145
Start of 2nd Crusade
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1146
Nur al-Din takes power in Aleppo
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1164
Saladin becomes chief of police in Damascus
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1168
Nur al-Din builds wooden minbar, to put in Jerusalem
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1169
Saladin becomes Vizier of Fatimid Caliphate in Cairo
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Sep 13, 1171
End of Fatimid dynasty, Saladin has control over Egypt
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Oct 9, 1173
Ayuub dies in Cairo
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May 15, 1174
Nur al-Din dies, Saladin prepares to found Ayyubid dynasty
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Jul 14, 1174
Frankish King Almaric of Jerusalem dies
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1175
Saladin receives the investiture of the Caliph of Baghdad
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1185
Death of Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
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1186
Guy of Lusignan crowned king of Jerusalem
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1187
Franks pillage an Arab caravan between Cairo and Damascus
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Apr 1, 1187
Saladin attacks the Franks at Kerak and Shawbak in Jordan
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Jul 4, 1187
Saladin defeats Franks at Hattin in Palestine
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Aug 6, 1187
Saladin has conquered Acre, Haifa, Caesarea, Jaffa and Sidon in Palestine, and Beirut in Lebanon
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Sep 5, 1187
Saladin conquers Ascalon, Gaza, and Ramla in Palestine
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Oct 2, 1187
Saladin conquers Jerusalem
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1188
Start of 3rd Crusade
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Mar 4, 1193
Saladin dies in Damascus at 55