-Ayyub ( Saladin's father) lent his name to their dynasty
- Kurdish origin, founded by Saladin and centered in Egypt
- A period of vigorously strengthening Sunni Muslim dominance in the region by constructing numerous madrasas in the major cites.
-The Ayyubids ushered in an era of economic prosperity in the lands they ruled
- Resurgence in intellectual activity in the Islamic world.
Historical Events
1) Saladin sent to Egypt, aided Shirkuh in a power struggle against Shawar
2) Shirkuh took over but died 2 months later
3) Saladin took over from Shirkuh as vizier of Egypt and eventually the sultan.
4) death of Nur-ud Din (Saladin's mentor) took over control of northern Syria
5) Battle of Hattin - for Jerusaleum against Crusaders
6) Won over Jerusaleum, crusaders keep fighting for the Holy Land
7) Saladin dies in 1193
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| Saladin during one of his Battles |
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| The Ayyubid Dynasty |
The Ayyubid architecture style was mainly military architecture, due to the invasion from the Christians crusaders.
The characteristics that can be seen are :
1) FORTIFICATIONS - learnt from the crusaders to build curtain walls which follow the natural topography of the site.
2) MACHICOLATIONS & ROUND TOWERS - machincolations are floor openings between the supporting corbels of a battlement, through which stones, or other objects, could be dropped on attackers at the base of a defensive wall.
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| The citadel |
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| Machincolations and Round towers |
4) RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS - madrassas' were built in major cities.
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| Firdaws Madrasa |
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