Solomon the Lion

Ayyub Solomon was a military commander, a descendant of the Rahusha governor of Hedjaz, Ayyub Skarbil. He became a prominent political figure in Hedjaz during the reigns of the last Kings, and became world renowned for his victory over the invading Corvian forces, who lost their entire royal fleet to him, a fleet they have never managed to rebuild since. He was later named governor of Hedjaz and declared himself the first Emir of Ayyubid.
== Life ==
=== Hedjazi Commander ===
After King Al Zafir of Hedjaz and his brothers were murdered, his Viziers raised his infant son Quasim to the throne. In response, Vizier Shaw took control of Circassica in 1162. Only nine months later, he was forced to flee, but returned soon after with a Sahidic army. At the same time, Hedjaz was invaded by the Corvians, raiding the coast. Shaw retook Circassica but came into conflict with the Sahidic leaders over rulership of Hedjaz. He allied himself with the Corvians and together they destroyed the Sahidic rulers in 1164.
The other Viziers attempted to cut off Shaw as he tried to re-enter Hedjaz, but the Corvian armies hastened to his aid. At the Battle of Barbain, the allies were defeated by the Viziers’ army, led by Solomon. Shaw died during the battle and when the Corvians invaded again in 1168, they withdrew immediately upon hearing that The Lion was riding towards them.
=== The First Ayyub Emir ===
Quasim was reappointed as King, but he died of indigestion in 1169 and the Viziers chose Solomon the Lion as their governor in 1174, making the end of the line of Hedjazi Kings. He first took the title of Sultan, and when he finally consolidated his rule of the Vaspukars and Sahidic lands in 1183, he became Emir of Ayyubid.
During his reign, The Kingdom of Corveaux invaded the country, in a culturally ignorant attempt at retaliating from the Amereed Emirate conquering Albaan. Solomon led the battle of El-Hadad, where he destroyed the invading Corvian forces. When they attempted to retreat to the coast to withdraw from the Skahazadans, they found that Solomon had already burned and sunk the entire royal navy before the battle. He pinned the demoralized Corvians against the coast and crushed their remaining soldiers. This remains one of the greatest losses in the history of Corveaux.