The Life of Saladin

by H.A.R. Gibb

Book Overview

Saladin, the Kurdish founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty, conquered Jerusalem in 1187 and repelled the Crusaders. Though England's Richard I later defeated him, Saladin's legend has become enshrined in European as well as Middle Eastern lore. Sir Hamilton Gibb produced this short biographical account by drawing from two chronicles written by well-placed contemporaries of the fabled leader. Meticulously annotated, Gibb's classic is an essential reference...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863569285
• ISBN13: 9780863569289
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Saqi Books
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Good Read

The book is relatively short but its concise and to the point. It gives a pretty decent background to Saladin's life and if read in conjunction with Baha-al Din's Biography if Saladin its even better. I used both books for a research paper and they helped quite a lot.