Directory of Ayyubid Resources

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Founded by Kurdish-born Salah ed Din (Saladdin). After removing the Fatimid Caliphate from Egypt, he went on to defeat the Crusader States at the Battle of Hattin. Their rule covered Egypt, Syria and Yemen; the Egyptian Ayyubids were replaced by the Mamluks, while in Syria they fell to the Mongols.

Subcategories

• Ibn Ayyub, Salah al Din Yusuf

Resources in This Category

• Ayyubid Architecture

  http://www.sonic.net/~tallen/palmtree/ayyarch/
  An online book by Terry Allen presents and discusses architecture of the Ayyubid period mainly in Syria.

• Ayyubid Dynasty

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayyubids
  An article on Wikipedia summarises the dynasty and its achievements; includes a list of rulers in Egypt, Damascus, Aleppo, Hamah, Homs, and Yemen.

• Ayyubid Period

  http://www.touregypt.net/hayyubid.htm
  An account of the Ayyubid period in Egypt, from Saladin through to Shajarat al-Durr and their replacement by the Mamluks.

• The Art of the Ayyubid Period

  http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ayyu/hd_ayyu.htm
  An online exhibition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; includes a profile of the dynasty.

• The Ayyubids

  http://www.friesian.com/islam.htm#ayyub
  Part of a substantial presentation on the history of Islam, dealing with the Ayyubid period in Egypt and Syria.

• The Crusades in Egypt

  http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/crusades.htm
  Recounts the impact of the Crusades on Egypt, and the role of Salah ed Din.

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