Saladin: The Conqueror of Jerusalem

[@Biographics]

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[@drfakherimam3084]

its liberator of Jerusalem brush up on your research and use the correct word

[@goldenknight.1959]

@@drfakherimam3084 No, it just depends on perspective. Muslim regimes are more totalitarian and fascistic in Nature Historically speaking and Scriptural speaking( and Imperialist, Theocratic expansionist for the matter) Muslim Regimes also imposed religiously discriminatory sanctions and regulations on people of other religions for example the Christian and the Judaeo communities allowed in Muslim occupied land are call Dhimmis. Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold forbidden that which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. Quran 9:29 "I call you to God and to Islam. If you respond to the call, then you are Muslims: You obtain the benefits they enjoy and take up the responsibilities they bear. If you refuse, then you must pay the jizyah. If you refuse the jizyah, I will bring against you tribes of people who are more eager for death than you are for life. We will then fight you until God decides between us and you." (Al Tabari, Volume XI) Khalid bin Al-Waheed (Muslim General, 632AD) Summon the people to God; those who respond to your call, accept it from them, but those who refuse must pay the poll tax out of humiliation and lowliness. If they refuse this, it is the sword without leniency. Fear God with regard to what you have been entrusted. (Al Tabari, Volume XII) Umar ibn al-Khattab during the conquest of al-Basrah (636 CE) Quran Quran (9:29) - "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued." Hadith and Sira Sahih Muslim (19:4294) - There are many places in the hadith where Muhammad tells his followers to demand the jizya of non-believers. Here he lays down the rule that it is to be extorted by force: "If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight them" Sahih Bukhari (53:386) - The command for Muslims to spread Islamic rule by force, subjugating others until they either convert to Islam or pay money, is eternal: Our Prophet, the Messenger of our Lord, has ordered us to fight you till you worship Allah Alone or give Jizya (i.e. tribute); and our Prophet has informed us that our Lord says:-- "Whoever amongst us is killed (i.e. martyred), shall go to Paradise to lead such a luxurious life as he has never seen, and whoever amongst us remain alive, shall become your master." This is being recounted during the reign of Umar, Muhammad's companion and the second caliph, who sent conquering armies into non-Muslim Persian and Christian lands (after Muhammad's death). Sahih Muslim (1:33) - "I have been commanded to fight against people so long as they do not declare that there is no god but Allah, and he who professed it was guaranteed the protection of his property and life on my behalf except for the right affairs rest with Allah.'s The "protection" needed by the unbeliever is from Muhammad himself. In other words, the jizya is paid by the non-Muslim in exchange for not being killed. Sahih Bukhari (41:19) - "When Allah's Messenger had conquered Khaibar, he wanted to expel the Jews from it as its land became the property of Allah, His Apostle, and the Muslims. Allah's Messenger intended to expel the Jews but they requested him to let them stay there on the condition that they would do the labor and get half of the fruits. Allah's Messenger told them, "We will let you stay on thus condition, as long as we wish." So, they (i.e. Jews) kept on living there until `Umar forced them [out]." The Khaybar were a peacful farming community that were attacked by surprise and and conquered. The Jizya in this case was set at half of the non-Muslim's earnings. Abu Dawud 3006 - An authentic verse narrating more of the story of Khaybar. Muhammad took what was theirs, including their wives and children. He even had some of the men killed afterwards, once he had found their wealth. Ishaq 956 & 962 - "He who withholds the Jizya is an enemy of Allah and His apostle." The words of Muhammad. By the way my good imam (isn't it cool to have a title of a dictator and murderer as a account name that is an equivalent to führer?) a jizyah is 50% of produce by the Infidels. So much more Liberator, at least Saladin is no Mohammed Prophet am I right?

[@drfakherimam3084]

@@goldenknight.1959first of all yes there is separate tax system for non Muslims but the tax implemented on them was less then Muslims check ur sources secondly nice mix of quotes saying your own words in-between and claim them to be from Muslim sources same old Jew tactics keep doing that thirdly yeah Muslims mostly have theocracy or monarchy what is wrong with that we are better off without your stupendous democracy and nice of you to reply simon

[@sebastianyu5383]

Idk man. I don’t think skillshare can teach anyone how to take the holy land

[@frostyalaska6371]

Use maps on these history videos there very well made I really like them but you really need maps

[@edwardmordrake9436]

When Saladin died, his family tried to get money from Saladin's treasury, to spend on his funeral. Surprisingly, they only found one gold dinar and 36 silver dinar. Not enough for his funeral. Saladin owned no personal estates, as well. His kingdom spanned from Egypt and the Hejaz to Syria and Iraq. Yet he didn't have anything on his death. He had given everything he had to charity; helping the poor and freeing captured men, women, and children. Eventually, his family had to borrow money for his funeral. What a wonderful, man. A shining example in history.

[@HassanKhan-xp5wn]

Fact

[@yarnybart5911]

He couldn't be more different to the money grabbing Arab regimes in the area now.

[@zne29m37]

Julius Cesar shits Saladin every day of the week.

[@vincenzo2535]

@@zne29m37 Julius Caesar who?

[@vincenzo2535]

@@zne29m37 Khalid Ibn Al Walid (RA) and Salahuddin Al Ayubbi (RA) > All Europe's generals

[@ivannadtochiev1849]

Man is a rarity in history. He might not have been the greatest ruler who ever lived, nor was he the greatest general. But he achieved alot in both fields and managed to remain human.

[@97TheWatcher]

A great ruler achieving great things and remaining human maybe makes him one of the greats

[@BucephalusHume]

man is a rarity in history? what?

[@wellhelodeer2680]

@@BucephalusHume “a man who was rare in history”

[@BucephalusHume]

@צֶדֶ שלו אנשי stfu ;')

[@engrkamran8123]

He was man of substance. Read his biography written by ibn e shadaad. Numbers never scared him. With limited resources he achieved that no one can do. How he defeated at the battle of hittin was showing his military tactics and skills. And by releasing thousands of prisoners free of cost shows his compassion. He was only leader to whom his enemies claimed him.

[@scpfoundation0017]

Whole of Europe : we have Jerusalem back now we will never lose it again. Saladin : hold my ice cold water.

[@amanyfawzi6304]

We are gonna take pals tin back inshaallah

[@Brandonhayhew]

Jerusalem was taken again by crusaders then Muslim retaken back and again and again. One after the other.

[@mohamedkhalid343]

When times come to retake it again nor "geass" will stop it !

[@allensaunders449]

Hard for christains to hold onto there territories so far from home

[@chrismatthews1762]

@@allensaunders449 We're not really worried about losing Jerusalem. John 4:20-21 (ESV): Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.

[@johnsmith-ij9by]

Literally watched Kingdom Of Heaven the other day thinking Biographics need a video on Saladin.

[@andrewchan3926]

Love Kingdom of Heaven. Have to watch the Director's Cut though...

[@michaeltobias3110]

They sure did. 👍👍

[@darthfikus5206]

I've spent a large portion of my day playing Saladin campaign in AoE 2 DE.

[@shadowxx789]

My greatest guilty pleasure

[@MKultra81]

The Directors Cut is pretty great.

[@KatGlos]

Saladin was a badass. I had the privilege of visiting his tomb in Damascus 2 years ago.

[@paganistic]

Please do a biographic on Iṣmat ad-Dīn Khātūn, Saladin's wife! She was a tough lady, she held off sieges, negotiated deals on behalf of her husbands. She also was a huge patron of the arts, many buildings were built from her patronage. Did so much for her husbands behind the scenes too. Her and Saladin had actually a very loving relationship, by the end. They were so worried about how he would take the news of her death, they kept it from him for months. She's described as having courage beyond comparison.

[@toh786]

Interesting, never knew about that!

[@ossamaabou-zied2697]

Never knew of her .. very interesting 👍🏼

[@makulumac8394]

Wow now I have to know bout her

[@Dfthg-bz3hp]

FDB

[@stevens1-o7s]

Muslims don't allow women to do anything m8

[@abhishekparmar6702]

Saladin? Richard ? Barbarossa ? Jihad ? Trebuchets ? Mangonels ? Siege engines? *AOEII INTENSIFIES*

[@Fido4President]

Wololo

[@abhishekparmar6702]

@@Fido4President wololo

[@brendtman]

AOE IV FURTHER INTENSIFIES*

[@freenamorris7785]

Wood please

[@freenamorris7785]

Gold please

[@NTLuck]

The funny thing about the treaty with the Lionheart is that Saladin, and most Muslim leaders, already allowed Christian pilgrims to visit their holy sites. Brilliant video by the way. You have portrayed Saladin and the other historical characters exactly as they were historically. One thing to note about Egypt's demographics though is that when Saladin took control, half the population was still Coptic christian. Saladin faced rivalries from the Shi'a minority nobles but the people themselves didn't care about the change of leadership.

[@AeneasGemini]

"Most Muslim Leaders" is a serious stretch, Saladin was one thing, but it's hardly reasonable to say that the rest allowed it. I wouldn't call taxing people to practice their faith, and placing them under restrictions of movement and free worship "allowing" much of anything. They may not have killed Christians for practicing their faith, but that's more pragmatic than benevolent. If you kill pilgrims countries might start thinking another Crusade is reasonable, and then you'd also miss out on all that income from taxing them

[@shaziauhjanjua2959]

@@AeneasGemini the taxes placed on different religions were always used to build up the said religion.example would be it would be used to build a church

[@DMaybach93]

@@AeneasGemini Don’t also forget the tax they paid was for their own protection. The tax was used to hire guards for the non Muslims in that time. No different than the tax we pay to the government. The only minor difference is that the Jizya tax is a lot less than the tax today and by Islamic law cannot be increased regardless of the economy of the country. Unlike today where every year the tax increases and also depending on how much you earn.

[@raineheartily3875]

@@AeneasGemini To note, some (non-muslim) historian states that "Religion tax" is roughly half of "Roman Tax". So they get all the protection and religious freedom for half the price. Also to note, under Islamic religious freedom protection, smaller christian denomination got protected from the larger christian denomination. So yeah, not all that bad.

[@raineheartily3875]

@@shaziauhjanjua2959 Yeah, historian noted the tax usage changed from building fancy church and keeping with expensive upkeep of the romans to basically feeding the relatively humble living nomads soldiers. So the target for the amount tax income is different. Tough that humble tax aspect is didn't last long after the democratic Islamic country is taken down by the ummayah monarchy. After the "monarch" taste all that money, the quickly become the new romans.

[@aomda355]

Salah Al Din said "Let it be known that this man was offered a drink by his King, had it been me he would've been safe" because Salah Al Din does not harm those he shows hospitality towards. If you were caught by Salah Al Din you either get a water or a sword.

[@templarw20]

Reynard had it coming. Kingdom of Heaven underplayed just how much of an a-hole he was.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

@@templarw20 this is actually disputed history because the author that said it was actually making Saladin look too good as in a propaganda piece so its likely he was just executed or he died in battle. (so we don't know how exactly he died.) Another source said that he refused to drink the water so its not really clear, though he is still an a hole

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:25 - Chapter 1 - The two mentors 6:00 - Chapter 2 - Sultan of egypt & syria 8:15 - Mid roll ads 9:20 - Chapter 3 - The leper king 14:45 - Chapter 4 - Breaker of promises 19:50 - Chapter 5 - Saladin & the lionheart 24:20 - Chapter 6 - Legacy

[@rodger3352]

Where does he pick up the magnificent music from ?

[@maxacorn]

"A king does not kill a king, were you not close enough to a great king to learn by his example?" saladin is one of my favorite leaders in history.

[@herodotus945]

He once in Cairo burned entire mosques filled with man who rebelled against him with their women and children inside.

[@joshjones4512]

dante odinson so you’re justifying murdering women and children?

[@Khodorchan]

Josh Jones would like to see you at the very moment back then standing in front of that Armee shouting with a proudly voice: „Mr. Sultan, thou musst not slaughter women and children“. Just a dark thought, no hard feelings though!

[@rabbitskipper4454]

@@joshjones4512 Moses and Joshua (If you believe the fairy tale of the Bible) eradicated the Amalekites to extinction. Killing women, children and the elderly. Let's be honest here.

[@joshjones4512]

Rabbit Skipper The Bible is backed up by historical fact by the way

[@Pakisthenics]

This great man deserves a Television series.

[@louspeachrry]

there is one

[@nusantaranbrony7283]

@@louspeachrry what is it?. can you give link?

[@louspeachrry]

@@nusantaranbrony7283 there are many. you can search it up. but i cant find the one im talking about. i used to watch it with cable

[@fightermma]

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[@aidanrogers4438]

“What is Jerusalem worth?” “Nothing... Everything!”

[@Willy_Boa]

I never understood what he meant when he said that

[@CaribbeanHistory]

@@Willy_Boa I think it means: nothing strategically, everything holy. Jerusalem doesn’t lie on any important trade routes nor its a coastal city, but it’s religious importance to Jews, Christians and Muslims is very considerable.

[@aidanrogers4438]

@@CaribbeanHistory Even more so given how the real Saladin, after the Battle of Hattin, had a choice of taking the port city of Tyre or Jerusalem. Tyre was a more strategically important city to take, limiting any Crusader refuge and landing point, but Jerusalem was more spiritually important to Saladin’s men. It was one big thing that helped him unite to the Muslim factions, the promise of taking Jerusalem back from them after it fell to the First Crusaders in 1099.

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

Yeah pretty much what everyone else said. It’s not a strategic city doesn’t have a lot of resources or anything of material importance but to Jews, Muslims, and Christians it mean everything

[@chicosuavae6764]

@@Willy_Boa It means he took the city out of spite.

[@volstad44]

I love crusade history. The dynamic between Saladin, and Baldwin IV, then Richard of England was absolutely incredable. Saladin was by far the most interesting, and I have always loved learning about him.

[@herodotus945]

Only the first four crusades were interesting, and maybe the ones with Louis iX. the fith, sixth and ninth crusades were a mess.

[@Rako10127]

you know you where a good king when your enemy respected you much love from kurdistan and the kurdish thank for this honest video about oure great leader

[@markbaker4425]

Free kurdistan

[@johnspinetto6681]

not gonna lie. I'm in college rn and it's late at night, so i am drunk af. this video is so good that i understood every bit of it even tho i am hammered. so yeah that should tell you the quality of these videos. also this took me ab 15 min to type

[@666streetskater]

A few glasses of whiskey and biographics binges has become almost a weekly occurrence for me so I understand what you mean

[@Duececoupe]

I've found that rum and Bio/Geographics works perfectly, unfortunately....as it's back to work today, a cuppa will have to do! Oh well....

[@saulsmokesbongs9381]

Duececoupe how was work today :)

[@Duececoupe]

@@saulsmokesbongs9381 I need a holiday, a permanent one! 😉😆😂

[@lsalzedas]

Best comment on youtube ever!

[@Ahmed-Bin-Koshari]

Saladin: They see me rulin they HATTIN

[@knifex9757]

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[@IsratJahan-ye7jm]

Lmao🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rashadchowdhury523]

😂😂😂

[@zin8324]

Your brain works differently!

[@matiyas27]

The extended version of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven did a great job portraying Saladin and many of the characters in this conflict.

[@TSmith-yy3cc]

Ghassan Massoud was absolutely amazing in that movie.

[@pyromania1018]

Actually, Balian requested permission to break his promise, and Saladin not only granted it, but had allowed Balian's family to leave the city before the siege began, even providing them an escort.

[@nekolu]

Damn that’s cool, such a shame he was too nice for his own good since he is capable of so much more. I guess they are fighting for the holy land, and this is god’s will that these enemies should remember that they were brothers first.

[@heminh157]

Sherko (Saladin's uncle) in Kurdish means Mountain Lion.

[@Wi-Fi-El]

Saladin seemed like a pretty good guy. He spared his enemies, he kept his word, he was kind towards Christians, and he was a brilliant leader

[@sushanalone]

Something sorely needed today.

[@valentintapata2268]

That is idealising, he was a good ruler, but he also committed massacres, treason against his overlord, practised slavery,... of course we must look at him as a man of his time and not ours. He was a shrewd and charismatic leader, but not a terribly noble man.

[@herodotus945]

He was just pragmatic, he definitevely would have killed off the Christians if they didnt payed him the ransom money.

[@dantewar2406]

@@herodotus945 You're just butthurt your ancestors lost.

[@halaldunya918]

Don't be delusional, a lot of history is tainted by propaganda. He might have killed dozens of people and we wouldn't know.

[@Goodguy507]

This is what I like about you, you don't only talk about people from your race, religion or nationality, you just care about talking about interesting people, and in a very interesting manner, thumbs up👍

[@SirBojo4]

A man of faith and honor as any leader should be.

[@dma6481]

I love Salah Eddine, he represent courage, leadership and honor

[@shiyarkestey8114]

Salahadin’s uncle (Sherko) which in Kurdish means Mountain Lion Cub was his real name. Interesting that King Richard was also known as Lion Heart

[@ilovepizza45]

Richard was called lionheart but Sherko was a real sher

[@TS-zd2ud]

*The ETERNAL GOD would do anything for you!!* Even out of love for you he went to the cross as a human!! Philippians 2:5-8

[@MrVvulf]

Great video. I hope the near future holds some of the other great generals in history. Hannibal (or his father, Hamilcar) Barca, Timur (Tamerlane), Takeda Shingen, Scipio Africanus, Khalid Ibn al-Walid.

[@joebowden4065]

One lesser known one, Nader shah

[@MrVvulf]

@@joebowden4065 An excellent idea!

[@scpfoundation0017]

@@joebowden4065, nader shah is easily the most underrated General in history.

[@muneebabdul-muhaymin7266]

Can definitely go for a Khalid Ibn walid vid

[@saddamthebazaarcharlatan1183]

Randyll Tarly and Kane from The Brotherhood of N.O.D

[@karistral.firdaus5770]

"i pray you pull back your cavalry and leave this matter to me." "i pray you retire to damascus unharm. raynald of chatillon will be punished. i swear it. withdraw or we will all die here."

[@ShaikhNadeem]

Kingdom Of Heaven... Epic scene.... First entry of Saladin in the movie...

[@gabrielt721]

“I will send you my physicians.”

[@thedrinkinggamemaker9749]

"I am not those men"

[@mpokoseuthimis2565]

Saladin was the greatest man of his era

[@osman7240]

You a greek?

[@mpokoseuthimis2565]

@@osman7240 Yes I am

[@A123-u7z]

Lol... Losing to Richard twice

[@mohamedalahmadani5174]

@@A123-u7z Greatness ain't just about winning battles. It is the honor and dignity you uphold especially at times of war where men are usually reduced to savage animals.

[@Mohammadkwt]

@@A123-u7z richard lost the campaign ya fool lol. win couple of battles but lost the war

[@thatguywesmaranan]

"nothing... and everything..."

[@DaaMagicMan]

*Nothing...... Everything...

[@holgerziegeler5515]

I got your reference

[@Brandonhayhew]

Kingdom of Heaven

[@Megrigord]

My favourit quote! Shows how Jerusalem is so important to muslims! We just need good leaders. But unfortunatly they are all corrupted ignorant and dormant

[@furqanrahman8409]

im really pissed with this Raynald guy, he's being a dick both in movie and documentary

[@kaikyouto4670]

Sultan Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi: The Liberator of Jerusalem. There, fixed it for you.

[@crazybbob]

Westernern ignorance in describing cultures not their own: demeaning and hypocritical. They don't even call their own Hitler a conqueror.

[@crazybbob]

I wonder why we accept them writing our own history for us.

[@hansvader4864]

@@crazybbob You misunderstud something. We write the history of the mankind for us, we know that its biased and imperfect, but its the best we can do. Their are tons of arabic/african/asian sources and historians who describe their own culture.

[@SimpleReally]

​@Grim Peeper conqueror's don't offer amnesty and free passage to their opponents though, do a tiny bit of research before you type.

[@crazybbob]

@@hansvader4864 to summarize what u say. One group tries to write everyone's history. Other groups try to write their own.

[@swisski]

For anyone interested in further reading, I highly recommend the book The Crusades through Arab eyes by Amin Maalouf. As a New Zealander, I had only ever heard the version told by my history teacher, corroborated by books and film telling the Eurocentric side of the Crusades. When I discovered Amin Maalouf I fell in love with his writing. Highly recommended!

[@GCeara-mh5it]

An absolutely brilliant book. The author wrote that book with fair, open-mindedness, and without any bias or political agenda. I read many books on the Crusades during my early twenties and this book far exceeded all of the others I read. A must read.

[@ServantofChrist12]

Auckland NZ 💯❤️

[@ElKoubi1975]

​@@GCeara-mh5itloved it too and gave me an idea on what the crusades felt like for the Muslims

[@TSmith-yy3cc]

Great recommend.

[@conorfennell8475]

I gotta say, history education really is bias. It's simplified and ment to follow a timeline so I get that, but ignoring Saladin and the like leave people with th basic education completely unable to understand or sympathize with the Arabic world. It's like how in cowboys and Indians everybody wants to be the cowboys, " the good guys". I love medieval history and always wanted to b a crusader knight! Turns out they were definitely not good guys and that's only further accentuated by how admirable Saladin was. Richard the 🦁❤ is still top G but Saladin was seriously a nice guy.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

"You couldn't even beat a Salad In a fight." -Ragnar Lothbrok

[@jmgmarcus808]

This dude plus Julius Caesar and you have one delicious and healthy meal.

[@mattrogers6487]

A Ceaser wouldn't be a Ceaser without a Saladin....

[@A123-u7z]

Lol...This guy who list multiple battles with bigger army vs Ceaser?

[@normalguyhere9158]

@@A123-u7z you obviously didn't get the joke so let me explain it for you, Saladin sounds a lot like salad and Julius Caesar is has the Caesars salad so he's saying they would make a great combo since its Saladin and Caesar salad

[@A123-u7z]

@@normalguyhere9158 👍👍👍

[@juliansanchezharris5773]

Saladin and Lionheart. The bromance we never knew we needed ❤

[@matrixman8582]

"Be strong! Strong like Saladin, and take up arms against our enemies in whatever way you can!"

[@moegamadebraheemfredericks6557]

"You dare steal in my presence?! "That will cost you your life!"

[@s.j.rogers129]

Saladin, you mean Big Boss?

[@dsmdsm2186]

Great MSG Reference!

[@harrydoyle8815]

Was just about to comment this ha ha

[@ahmadrahimkhan]

😂😂😂👌🏻 Snake

[@ilkkarautio2449]

No, he means that thing i refuse to eat. Only meat and knowledge for The nosy-sharks! 😳👍❤️

[@andalusiaverroes365]

Lol nice

[@blaugranisto]

I just finished my 25 k run this morning and thanks to your videos it felt enjoyable! I listened to 5 of your videos! Amazing content, thank you!

[@abuukum1359]

25k do you think ur a car😂😂😂

[@hmmhmm7283]

1k for 1 min. Are you bionic?

[@WildBillCox13]

"All three of them." Priceless, Simon. 2 points awarded.

[@charleyjr.iriarte7428]

Wow! What an honorable impression! Saladin and the Lionheart

[@midnightarchives85]

“I am not those man, I am Salahuddin......SALAHUDDIN”

[@ARAM_Dayz]

I thought he was making himself big when and if he Said i am not those Man i sam SalahuDIN until i became a muslim and find out the meaning od the deen and generosity when u have power to be Ruthless

[@nktcell]

“Well because you never know how those end of year reviews might turn out...” 😂😂😂😂

[@donsanders9675]

To this day, the Kurds are still the finest warriors in the Muslim world. I'm ashamed of the treatment they received at the hands of my government after having served along-side them in Iraq.

[@muramasa1984]

2020, the Christians is still salty about this.

[@江俊杰-g9c]

Jerusalem is in israelites hands not muslim

[@QMicAnticsallday]

Lol

[@Mohammadkwt]

Canuck Crusader lol crusaders filth started fighting each other about who takes control, glory, & whatever they wanted. Besides, without guy’s helped this campaign would’ve ended earlier. Salahddin spared his after the battle of Hattin & the crusaders swear not to return back, yet they broke the oath.

[@ironcladstranger4559]

@@helgaformo2054 and start a third world war?

Muslims are still salty about Vienna

[@JaelaOrdo]

“I warn you against shedding blood, indulging in it and making a habit of it, for blood never sleeps.” - An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (Saladin)

[@temptemp4174]

Sashabizz4 if he didn’t then he would’ve done what the crusaders did to Jerusalem. Blood up to the ankles, Christians muslims and Jews all dead. Crusaders saying “god will recognise his own” and killing random innocent civilians like psychopaths

[@sultanalsultan6759]

Greet man

[@herodotus945]

@@temptemp4174 The only Saladin didnt killed anyone is because they payed the ransom money. Also the crusades were justified.

[@herodotus945]

@tart70 Antisemitism existed long before Christianity, read about the Roman jewish wars and of course their enemies mentioned in old testament. Likewise the crusades were justified since Muslims spend centuries pillaging, killing and enslaving across Europe and i assure you that Islam will never become majority in Europe. One day fertility rates will drop hard among Muslims, they always decline the more educated and wealthy people get.

[@herodotus945]

@tart70 only morons think crusaders or even their muslim opponents had anything to do with talibans.

[@samasouf6563]

What is so strking is how Saladin acted after taking over jerusalem vs what the Franks did when they entered jerusalem. That is the difference

[@Rako10127]

yah he was kind man

[@johnsonhunglo1993]

That is called 'class'!!!

[@rafaelecattonar1506]

I admire him, he was a great leader and a great man 👍🏻

[@registeelix]

The Crusades were fun. But you should definitely do your biography at one million subscribers.

[@HeliodromusScorpio]

they certainly were not fun if you were there.And also from the christian side it was all about the money disgusting and corrupted

[@dANbRnL]

@@HeliodromusScorpio uhhh, no, it wasn't all about money. It was a response to the muslim incursions into the west. Yawn, always attacking the white Europeans, they are always the bad guys. Does that narrative ever get old for you? It certainly is worn out for anyone that has any sense at all of history.

[@dANbRnL]

@Robert HookOh if we only knew the entire story Robert, we'd see there was way more to it. I suppose it's easy for the mentally challenged to simply boil down everything into greed, power, control and corruption.

[@herodotus945]

@Robert Hook Profit ? Do you know what were Muslims doing to Christians ?

[@alisheikh4698]

@@dANbRnL Uhh No you were the invader of the SEMITIC lands & people the middleeast belongs to semites the sons of Akkadians not filthy baby killers from europe.

[@redheadredneckv]

Here’s a sort of topical one, John Aleese: The Call of Duty or The real Cpt Price

[@jeremiemonette]

I read "John Cleese" and was majorly confused... :P

[@redheadredneckv]

It almost autocorrected it to that

[@darrengraveheart1907]

"His castle had opened for business" - I like that line!

[@BrandonGiordano]

It's a shame Kingdom of Heaven wasn't more historically accurate but at the very least it did a good job of portraying Saladin as a great man. Inspired me to learn about his actual history

[@winstonbengat4690]

Try the extended edition it give more justice to the story

[@navidhendrix]

3:33 " ... turned their eyes ... all three of them .. " Savagery on point!!

[@RankinMsP]

Thanks. This is what I came for.

[@vincentmalab3289]

We need Richard the Lion Hearthed for the next video. By the way, another great video.

[@flynnlivescmd]

Nice!

[@JoseFlores-xc7wu]

I thought he already did one but i was wrong it was a different channel but yeah he should do one i have been interested on Richard the Lion Hearthed since i saw Braveheart

[@flynnlivescmd]

Bit suprised this one wasnt done already and i somehow missed/didnt think of it. Excellent video and subject!

[@conorfennell8475]

Bro put all his skill points into charisma and killed it

[@infoshaheen]

He was a King but didn't even had enough money to go on a Pilgrimage. When the Caravan from Hajj was coming back he went to greet them although his advisers tried to stop him. While hearing their stories he cried so much that the sultan fell ill and never recovered. 😓

[@seanskywalka5172]

Why did he cry, and what kind of stories did they tell him?

[@infoshaheen]

@@seanskywalka5172 he never got the chance to perform hajj while he always wanted to. He used to greet the Pilgrims heartedly. The stories of the travels to the Mecca and Medina of the Hajjis were told to him

[@chrisalejado1396]

"Thank you for your visit....THANK YOU, FOR YOUR VISIT"

[@doittoit4116]

Since the movie kingdom of heaven is as released I’ve been searching for accurate historical info of this period and individuals and haven’t found as much in-depth info as this video discusses! Great work!

[@furqanrahman8409]

and im in shocked of how bad this Raynald guy is, both in movie and historical documentary

[@relwindsouza3076]

For most of you who don't know, there's a metro station here in Dubai which is named after Salahuddin.

[@kingkuroneko7253]

Me: see the title of video and have flash back to assassin creed's : "We must be strong......strong like saladin!!"

[@kingjamesii404]

Ac1

[@toh786]

Which Assassin Creed was the dialogue from?

[@stevens1-o7s]

I loved when you would get guards mad and they say INFIDEL!!

[@oneshak]

toh786 Assasssins Creed 1 was set in the crusades, in which both Saladin and Richard were constantly referenced

[@toh786]

@@oneshak Ahh, I got it. It's been a while since I played the game and it was probably before I knew about Saladin and Richard III. Thanks!

[@matthewure9797]

I am a Roman Catholic but I respect Saladin and his army

[@alialshammari7721]

Salahuddin Allah have mercy on him

[@ahamilton3435]

Ameen

[@ahamilton3435]

@Gavin Lim awh bless youre so uneducated when it comes to islam. You dont have to believe but dont be stupid either.

[@clementinejr5884]

@@ahamilton3435 these people are David woods slave!.......ignore them

[@vict0ree]

The creation of Islam actually ended rampant Paganism in the region.

[@youssefrochdi1994]

@Gavin Lim Gavin Lame*

[@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation]

The Crusader Kings 2: Sword of Islam DLC is free on Steam this weekend.

[@koyba3747]

Ah a man of culture, Deus Vult !

[@defendkebab797]

Thanks mate.

[@alisheikh4698]

@@koyba3747 Allah Vult 😉

[@ziyadpepe6291]

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[@endless_tragedy7662]

@@alisheikh4698 ZEUS VULT !

[@Biotear]

It isn't over until Shaxx sings. And he's very shy.

[@churchgoer4835]

Great work again ! i like every figure you covered so far. My first issue is , Egypt was a majority Sunni Arab population , along with Syria and Palestine , and remain Sunni majority until this day . The Shiite Fatimids came much later from Outside and were replaced to the wishes of the local Sunnis and Christians .

[@mustafaelnady5161]

Not really! Egypt was still a majority coptic speakers and Oriental Christians. About 60% of her inhabitants were still non arabized nor islamized. SalahDin knew this was a serious problem and he spent a lot of money on arabizing as many Egyptians as he can. Egypt turned majority muslim during the Mamluks. Coptic remained spoken in some parts of the country till the times of Napoleon. When he came to Egypt, the French wrote about the coptic speaking villages in the south.

[@CJHdad]

I've watched a ton of your videos. This by far, was the most enjoyable

[@gamingwithsniperboinyc1993]

This guy is amazing do a bio graphics on Simo Hayha, and Carlos Hathcock and Vasily Zaitsev

[@SantomPh]

I'm sure he'd already done Simo Hahya and Zaitsev

[@michealohaodha9351]

@@SantomPh Definitely not Simo anyway

[@JustAPakistaniGamer]

i second the bio graphic on Simo Hayha... The White Death !!!! Greatest Sniper in world history !!!

[@Jude.Stappard]

Saladin was a political genius and very skilled military warrior. Definitely an absolute legend of his time

[@Sardarkhan69]

One of your best Biographical videos! Educational, enlightening and entertaining in equal measures

[@michealohaodha9351]

Baldwin IV is more than worthy of a Biographic of his own

[@deriusjones3024]

I've been patiently waiting for this video 🙏

[@steveshoemaker6347]

l have read many books on this very thing....An in 26:00 you covered it as good any book...My hat is off to Sir.....For that many thanks...From Kentucky..USA...!

[@YoYouGoodG]

Are you Colonel Sanders?

[@RobinLynnGriffith]

Don't know how I missed this but I'm glad I found it now.

[@SantomPh]

Mosul is not "modern day Iraq" it is IN modern day Iraq. the city is still there

[@draxthemsklonst]

It was stated as "Mosul (modern day), Iraq. As in like Denver (modern day), Colorado. This makes it clear that is referencing Denver when it was IN Colorado, during recent times. Before 1802, Denver was IN France-owned Louisiana.

[@timelmy6694]

Or we don't have to get so anal about it. Good video thanks Simon.

[@diarradunlap9337]

@@draxthemsklonst Of course, in 1802, Denver wasn't even there. 😁

[@mewmannamwem6087]

@@draxthemsklonst except mosul has been there for so long. Before during and after uo to this day.

[@mirenciyano4764]

He was kurdish

[@ivansalamon7028]

This is a good one. First a like, then I watch! Surprised he hasn't gotten a more generous description in the title.

[@siso8683]

like,saladin the wise or saladin the fair or saladin the just or saladin evenhanded?

[@mafiousbj]

13:52 "Crusaders are attacking pur trade routes!!" I remember that from the Saladin campaign from Age of Empires 2 ^^

[@Grayto]

Damn right. Learned more about history from AOE than I ever did in school.

[@p.s.h.3913]

AoE, yeah

[@MattGilmourMusic]

I love history, and I’m happy and ashamed to admit how many of your videos I have watched. There is a period of the Jimi Hendrix history you missed out which I always enjoyed, and I think would have been interesting for people. My father told me when Hendrix and him were young, long story short, hung out in Paris pre fame on both sides. They had they opportunity to hang out for a few days and busk together on the streets of Paris. I would be cool if there was a recording of that.... please do more musician bios :) Edit: just want to add, Jeff Buckley’s story is very interesting... followed by the 27 club in general... :)

[@scottstlaey4722]

The kingdom of heaven is one of my favorite movies. I saw this, and had to watch it

[@JosephCoenMason]

Despite my immense curiosity of the life led by Salah ad-Din, never had I known his first name was "Yusuf", which is the name given to yours truly by his now-deceased grandmother... shocking! :O

[@ShaikhNadeem]

Jerusalem a happy city after the capture by Saladin. Saladin protected the Church of Sepulcher, main Jewish sites. All three religions thrived peacefully for the next 800 years. Until Zionism arrived in JERUSALEM.

[@091053JG]

Bull spit! Islam persecuted all non Believers in their false religion. Under Israel all religions worship in freedom . You will never see Jerusalem.

[@abbabubba]

@@091053JG that's just islamophobia coming out of you

[@mateotrono]

Looking for Rise of Kingdoms guides, sees this video. Oh hey now, I need Saladin even more

[@nomdeplume5446]

Could you possibly add maps showing where the different armies were moving and where these cities are in relation to the region? I’ve heard of a lot of these cities but I’m not sure where they are exactly. I realize it’s a significant added cost to your production, it’s just a suggestion.

[@annettefournier9655]

That is some crazy turban wrapping. How is that even possible?

[@youssefrochdi1994]

There are some videos on KZbin that show how to do it.

[@NTLuck]

The thing is i don't think that's even Saladin. It's probably some other Turkish or Ottoman Sultan. His beard is to smooth. Saladin, like most Kurds and Arabs, had a thick manly beard. Not the smooth ones like the Turks had :) (Not racist but still funny)

[@knifex9757]

Most of it are just drawings and illustrations not really the way they wore them, oh god and especially the one with spikes

[@American-knight-hawk]

I've never heard of Saladin until watching this video

[@vmorris7639]

I'd love to see a video just on the Spanish Inquisition. I have never truly understood what it was. Absolutely love this channel!

[@michaelb1761]

If there's one thing that I have learned it's that "nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"

[@sobrevalorado]

What about a book?

[@herodotus945]

A well organized judical group owned by Spanish government with task of preventing religious heresy and providing national security. Contrary to old myths, the inquisition was methodical, used very modern like laws and executed only 4000 people out of 150.000 cases.

[@Lazurath101]

@@herodotus945 "Only 4000 people"

[@AlejandroLopez-ed8kj]

@@Lazurath101 In three centuries Throughout Europe thousands of women were burnt at the stake with no trial and no written records. How many thousands Europeans were also killed due to their religious believes at that time? (By the way, there was also inquisition in other countries as well).

[@RHasan-yy1fb]

who remembers king richard the lion heart and salahdin from crusaders game? both are legends

[@kingaragorn123]

It’s a mistake to call Egyptians at the time Shias as Egyptians were Sunnis governed by Shia rulers, the Fatimids

[@MohammadAli-iz9ld]

The fatimids has massacred alot of Egyptians forcing them into shi'ism

[@M.H.S608]

@@MohammadAli-iz9ld it’s the other way around. Saladin massacred both Shia and Sunni supporters of Fatimid rule.

[@Omer1996E.C]

@@M.H.S608 actually, he didn't. He just executed those who tried to make a coup on him. So, only the ministers and princes were punished, not the rest of the supporters

[@yourlocalbicronoverlord]

I really hope they do a video on Huey Long, he was a really interesting governor and senator of Louisiana. Guy was simultaneously an insanely corrupt dictator of Louisiana, and also one of the best things to happen to the state

[@Chrissy8423]

Yay! I was gonna request this one! Thanks Simon!

[@mikkellorentzen4301]

Terrific video! Very informative

[@bradbilly2791]

This was a good video. I feel somebody should make a documentary/ movie about this. Most people in rulers were bad people but i actually respect saladin and Richard

[@arnaldoteodorani277]

Brad billy Have you seen Kingdom of Heaven by Ridley Scott?

[@MikeCoville]

If you haven't covered Richard the Lionheart, that should be done soon.

[@AhmedAli-oe8si]

yes the gay

[@raineheartily3875]

Wait the Ice water scene on Kingdom of Heaven is based on real events? Damn.

[@StallionStudios1234]

Thanks for a fantastic video Simon

[@shadowj1705]

Salahuddin Al Ayyubi, one of the most famous and respected rulers for the Arab Muslims.

[@aryanumkhan]

Salahuddin Ayubi was not an Arab though. He was a Kurd.

[@shadowj1705]

Akbar Ali Khan I said FOR the Arabs, I didn’t say he was an Arab.

[@ProducedbyPDot]

im not into war and violence but i truely truely admire Salahuddin , so many things he did right that overweighed his wrongs , for anything he did wrong he did 10 more things right , he truelly followed allah, he repented anything he felt he did weong he would immediatelly try to correct with other deeds ..

[@slehbenhamida3689]

My late grandfather named me Saladin. Thanks to your video I can understand why. Thank you Simon, very interesting video and subject.

[@slehbenhamida3689]

@ Hahaha Mohammad is my brother's actually.

[@Sergio-wz5il]

"oh and he brought along an army, because well, you never know how those end of year reviews will turn out" 😅😅😅 Nice one! 😄

[@Tomoko-mui]

Hello! Would you consider looking into the history of the Ottoman Empire? It would be great to hear your narrative on Ataturk as well.

[@jamshaidmushtaq1811]

I threw my coffee into the Mediterranean after that "What?" moment during Simon's mention of Saladin's marriage to Ismat.😂