Extra Credit: Salah Ad Din


Question: 

   Who was Salah Ad Din? What did he gift Richard I when he was sick during the King Crusade?




ANSWER:


   Salah was a Muslim. Salah Ad Din was the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty. He was also known as Saladin. In fact, he was called Saladin. Although, during the Crusades, Saladin was Richard's I enemy, he negotiated a peace treaty with him and the two kings developed respect, even friendship. The gift that Salah Ad Din gave to Richard I was respect and a peace treaty.



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