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Definition of Saladin

1. Noun. Sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saladin

Literary usage of Saladin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by Oriental Translation Fund (1835)
"And Saladin fled, and with him were about one hundred horsemen ; and he returned unto his ... And Saladin went up again unto Jerusalem, to war against it, ..."

2. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"Saladin finally arrived in Damascus amid the acclamations of the populace. ... It always happened that when Saladin took possession of a new province he ..."

3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1909)
"Saladin finally arrived in Damascus amid the acclamations of the populace. ... It always happened that when Saladin took possession of a new province he ..."

4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1850)
"and Saladin appeared to be in a declining state; and they respectively ... But the conscience of Saladin refused, without some weighty compensation, ..."

5. The Crusaders in the East: A Brief History of the Wars of Islam with the by William Barron Stevenson (1907)
"When the term expired Saladin declared that he was ready to do his part as ... Alternatively, if they released their prisoners at once, Saladin offered to ..."

6. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"The looks with which Richard surveyed Saladin were, however, more intently curious than ... The Melech Ric is welcome to Saladin as water to this desert. ..."

7. Publications by Oriental Translation Fund (1835)
"And Saladin fled, and with him were about one hundred horsemen ; and he returned unto his ... And Saladin went up again unto Jerusalem, to war against it, ..."

8. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"Saladin finally arrived in Damascus amid the acclamations of the populace. ... It always happened that when Saladin took possession of a new province he ..."

9. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1909)
"Saladin finally arrived in Damascus amid the acclamations of the populace. ... It always happened that when Saladin took possession of a new province he ..."

10. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1850)
"and Saladin appeared to be in a declining state; and they respectively ... But the conscience of Saladin refused, without some weighty compensation, ..."

11. The Crusaders in the East: A Brief History of the Wars of Islam with the by William Barron Stevenson (1907)
"When the term expired Saladin declared that he was ready to do his part as ... Alternatively, if they released their prisoners at once, Saladin offered to ..."

12. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"The looks with which Richard surveyed Saladin were, however, more intently curious than ... The Melech Ric is welcome to Saladin as water to this desert. ..."

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