Saladin By benny's 1138 Saladin is born in Tikrit, Iraq 1139 Saladin's father, Ayuub, is named governor of Baalbek in Lebanon 1145 Start of 2nd Crusade 1146 Nur al-Din takes power in Aleppo 1164 Saladin becomes chief of police in Damascus 1168 Nur al-Din builds wooden minbar, to put in Jerusalem 1169 Saladin becomes Vizier of Fatimid Caliphate in Cairo Sep 13, 1171 End of Fatimid dynasty, Saladin has control over Egypt Oct 9, 1173 Ayuub dies in Cairo May 15, 1174 Nur al-Din dies, Saladin prepares to found Ayyubid dynasty Jul 14, 1174 Frankish King Almaric of Jerusalem dies 1175 Saladin receives the investiture of the Caliph of Baghdad 1185 Death of Baldwin IV of Jerusalem 1186 Guy of Lusignan crowned king of Jerusalem 1187 Franks pillage an Arab caravan between Cairo and Damascus Apr 1, 1187 Saladin attacks the Franks at Kerak and Shawbak in Jordan Jul 4, 1187 Saladin defeats Franks at Hattin in Palestine Aug 6, 1187 Saladin has conquered Acre, Haifa, Caesarea, Jaffa and Sidon in Palestine, and Beirut in Lebanon Sep 5, 1187 Saladin conquers Ascalon, Gaza, and Ramla in Palestine Oct 2, 1187 Saladin conquers Jerusalem 1188 Start of 3rd Crusade Mar 4, 1193 Saladin dies in Damascus at 55
