The fifth novel, Saladin and the Assassins (Salah al-din al-Ayyubi; 1913) takes place at the time of the Crusades. Saladin is an important historical figure known in the west for having fought Richard the Lionheart, defeated the crusaders and recaptured Jerusalem. He established his rule over Egypt and Syria and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. In Egypt he overturned the Shi'i Fatimid caliphate returning Egypt to Sunni Islam.
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The fifth novel, Saladin and the Assassins (Salah al-din al-Ayyubi; 1913) takes place at the time of the Crusades. Saladin is an important historical figure known in the west for having fought Richard the Lionheart, defeated the crusaders and recaptured Jerusalem. He established his rule over Egypt and Syria and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. In Egypt he overturned the Shi'i Fatimid caliphate returning Egypt to Sunni Islam.
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