Saladin and the Kurds
- Comprehension of a community during the Crusader period
- Ji Frensi: Nazlı Bilgiç
- In 'Salahaddin and the Kurds', Boris James focuses on the Ayyubids, who played important roles during the Crusader period, and the life of Saladin, one of the leaders of this community, and his relationship with the Kurds. Beginning his study by examining the dynamics of the Kurdish tribes that came into the service of Saladin, James then explores the Kurdish image and identity in the Middle Ages by discussing the portrayals of the Kurds by chroniclers. In the third chapter, which he devotes to the sovereignty of Saladin, the author reveals the place of the Kurds in the hierarchy of the civil and military elite of that period and their cultural and political influence in the Ayyubid period.
In 1169, in conquered Egypt, a Kurdish emir of the Syrian army, Saladin, ascended to the position of vizier after his uncle. Saladin, who became the most famous sultan of the Islamic world after Jerusalem was taken back from the Franks, now spread from Yemen to Egypt and up from Syria.
It will ensure the continuity of a dynasty that spread to Mesopotamia. Kurdish statesmen became very important actors in the staff of Saladin, who worked with important figures from many peoples such as Turks, Arabs, Kurds and Iranians from his time as vizier of Egypt until his death in 1193, especially in the institutions of the Ayyubid State and in all social layers of Syria-Palestine and Jazira.
Who were the Kurds of the Saladin period?
How were they evaluated by Arab-Muslim scholars?
What was their role in Saladin's rule?
How did they relate to other communities?
Where did they come from?
What were their ties to their region of origin?
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