A Timeline of Saladin's Life

Saladin's father Najem ad-Din Ayyub, gathered his family and they moved to Aleppo to have Saladin

1147 the second crusade reaches Jerusalem

Saladin becomes deputy to his Uncle Asad ad-Din Ayyub

Shirguh appointed him lieutenant of Egypt in 1164

After his uncle Asad ad-Din Ayyub, died he took control of Egypt, and became sultan of Egypt and commander of the Syrian army

Byzantine Failed to Recapture Anatolia From Seljuk Turks

Saladin strategically took Jerusalem on October 2, 1187, to the surprise of the christians

The Third Crusade was a retaliation to the capture of the holy city of Jerusalem, ordered by Pope Gregory the VII, Richard The Lion-Hearted, King Phillip of France, and Fredrick Barbossa of Germany.

Saladin died peacefully in Damascus with his son at his side