Saladin Or What Befell Sultan Yusuf
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: June 25, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9781417921430
Subjects: African history; Historical - General; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Egypt; Middle East - Egypt
First sentence: I LEARN from the lips of certain persons worthy of credence, who had made inquiries concerning the date of the birth of Salah ed-Din, in order to construct the horoscope of this prince according to the rules of astrology, that he was born in the course of the year 532 (A.D. 1137-1138), in the citadel of Tekrit, where his father, Ayub, son of Shadhi, discharged his duties as Governor.