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Saladin

Saladin
Saladin was a Muslim ruler in the 12th century, during the time Europeans led Crusaders to the Middle East. Saladin fought the Crusaders several times, and recaptured Jerusalem for Muslims in 1187. This portrait of Saladin is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
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Africa; Egypt; Crusades; Saladin; Jerusalem; Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
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