Ayyubid forces
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Ayyubid forces were the Muslim armies led by Saladin that expanded his dynasty’s control across the Levant and Egypt during the late 12th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ayyubid army | 1 |
| Ayyubid forces canonical | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
historical military organization ⓘ military force ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
13th century
ⓘ
late 12th century ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Ayyubid sultans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saladin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Arsuf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Hattin NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jacob’s Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jaffa (1192) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Montgisard NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ramla (1177) NERFINISHED ⓘ Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Jerusalem (1187) NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ campaigns in Egypt ⓘ campaigns in the Levant ⓘ wars against the Fatimid remnants ⓘ wars against the Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ wars against the Zengids ⓘ |
| country | Ayyubid Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
Aleppo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerusalem (after 1187) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Saladin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Saladin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeating the Crusader states at the Battle of Hattin
ⓘ
establishing Ayyubid control over Egypt and Syria ⓘ recapturing Jerusalem in 1187 ⓘ resisting the Third Crusade ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ayyubid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryUnitType |
archers
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ horse archers ⓘ infantry ⓘ naval forces ⓘ siege engineers ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
combined arms warfare
ⓘ
encirclement ⓘ harassment of enemy supply lines ⓘ hit-and-run cavalry tactics ⓘ scorched earth ⓘ |
| usedTroopType |
Arab tribal levies
ⓘ
Bedouin auxiliaries ⓘ Kurdish troops ⓘ Sudanese troops ⓘ Turkic troops ⓘ ghulams ⓘ mamluk soldiers ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
bows
ⓘ
crossbows ⓘ lances ⓘ mangonels ⓘ shields ⓘ siege engines ⓘ swords ⓘ trebuchets ⓘ |
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Ayyubid army