Saladin's successes alarms Saif al-Din of Mosul, …
Years: 1175 - 1175
Saladin's successes alarms Saif al-Din of Mosul, the current head of the Zengids at the time, who regards Syria as his family's estate and is angered that it is being usurped by a former servant of Nur al-Din.
He musters an army to face Saladin near Hama.
Although heavily outnumbered, Saladin and his veteran soldiers decisively defeat the Zengids.
After his victory, he proclaims himself king and suppresses the name of as-Salih Ismail al-Malik (Nur al-Din's adolescent son) in Friday prayers and Islamic coinage, replacing it with his own name.
The Abbasid caliph, al-Mustadi, graciously welcomes Saladin's assumption of power and gives him the title of "Sultan of Egypt and Syria".
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Years: 1175 - 1175
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- Islam
- Muslims, Sunni
- Muslims, Shi'a
- Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Aleppo, Seljuq Emirate of
- Mosul, Zengi's Emirate of
- Zengid dynasty of Syria
- Damascus, Ayyubid Dynasty of
- Egypt, Ayyubid Sultanate of
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