Eagle of Saladin
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The Eagle of Saladin is a heraldic symbol widely used in the Arab world, representing Arab nationalism and historical legacy, and appearing on several national coats of arms and flags.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eagle of Saladin canonical | 8 |
| eagle of Saladin | 1 |
| golden Eagle of Saladin | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic symbol
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ symbol of Arab nationalism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ Arab nationalism ⓘ
surface form:
Pan-Arabism
Saladin ⓘ |
| category |
heraldic eagles
ⓘ
national symbols of Arab countries ⓘ |
| color |
black (in some versions)
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| continentOfUse |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| depicts | eagle ⓘ |
| feature |
scroll bearing the state name
ⓘ
shield on its chest ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | medieval Islamic heraldry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Saladin’s reputed personal standard ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saladin ⓘ |
| orientation | displayed affronté (facing forward) ⓘ |
| regionOfUse | Arab world ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Arab heritage
ⓘ
Arab nationalism ⓘ Arab unity ⓘ historical legacy of Saladin ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
national coat of arms element
ⓘ
state emblem ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Arab world
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab states
Egypt ⓘ Iraq ⓘ State of Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
Palestine
Yemen ⓘ |
| usedIn |
coat of arms of Egypt
ⓘ
Coat of arms of Iraq ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of Iraq
Emblem of Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of Palestine
Coat of arms of Yemen ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of Yemen
Emblem of Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of the State of Palestine
emblem of Yemen ⓘ emblem of the Arab Republic of Egypt ⓘ Emblem of Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
emblem of the State of Palestine
emblem of the United Arab Republic ⓘ flag of Egypt ⓘ flag of Iraq (historical variants) ⓘ flag of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
flag of the United Arab Republic
|
| writingSystemOnScroll | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
golden Eagle of Saladin
this entity surface form:
eagle of Saladin