Saladin | MCQs

Explanation

Saladin in the sharbush hat of Seljuk rulers,

 "The Victorious King, Righteousness of the World and the Faith, Yusuf ibn Ayyub".

Sultan of Egypt and Syria

Reign 1174 – 4 March 1193

Predecessor Al-Adid (as Fatimid caliph)

Successor Al-Aziz Uthman (Egypt)

Born  1137

Died 4 March 1193 

Damascus, Syria, Ayyubid Sultanate

He is buried in a mausoleum adjacent to the Umayyad Mosque.

Explanation

Battle of Hattin took place between the Crusader states of the Levant and the forces of the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187.