Several Egyptian emirs were thus killed, but al-Adid was told that they were killed for rebelling against him. Upon seeing the large size of Saladin’s army, he made little effort to resist and surrendered on the condition that he would retain his property. He then fell ill, or was poisoned according to one account. Saladin uru unnerved at the attempt on his life, which he accused Gumushtugin and the Assassins of plotting, and so increased his efforts in the siege. He could also take it upon himself to annex Syria before it could possibly fall into the hands of a rival, but he feared that attacking a land that formerly belonged to his master-forbidden in the Islamic principles in which he believed-could portray him as hypocritical, thus making him unsuitable for leading the war against the Crusaders. Before they could form up, the Templar force hacked the Ayyubid army down. Based in the an-Nusayriyah Mountainsthey commanded nine fortressesall built on high elevations.įew structures associated with Saladin survive within modern cities.
The emir prepared to unseat all his rivals in Syria and the Jazira, beginning with Damascus. Saladin attempted to gain the Caliph an-Nasir’s support against Izz al-Din by urdi him a letter requesting a document that would give him legal justification for taking over Mosul and its territories. Saladin proceeded to take Nusaybin which offered no resistance. He also destroyed his own citadel at A’zaz to prevent it from being used by the Ayyubids if they were to conquer it. He stationed his men dangerously close to the city, hoping for an early success. Saladin’s recapture of Palestine from the European Crusaders is considered an inspiration sultn modern-day Arabs’ opposition to Zionism. Saladin’s intimates accused Majd al-Din of misappropriating the revenues of Zabid, but Saladin himself believed there was no evidence to back the allegations. After Salahucdin reoccupied Jaffa and restored its fortifications, he and Saladin again discussed terms.
On 29 SeptemberSaladin crossed the Jordan River to attack Beisanwhich was found to be empty.
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