Ayyubid Sultanate

Ayyubid Sultanate was a state in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from 1171 to 1260 CE, about 89 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

Kurdish dynasty founded by Saladin, who united Egypt and Syria and retook Jerusalem after Hattin in 1187. Ayyubid princes held Syria until the Mongol invasion of 1260.

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Facts

Dates

1171 to 1260 CE

Duration

89 years

Type

State

Region

Levant, Middle East

Language family

Iranian

Capital

Cairo, Damascus

Came from

• Zengids 1127 to 1250 CE

Became

• Mamluk Sultanate (Syria) 1260 to 1516 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1187 Battle of Hattin
• 1258 Mongols sack Baghdad
• 1260 Battle of Ain Jalut

Neighbours in Middle East

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE
• Great Seljuk Empire 1037 to 1194 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Georgia 1008 to 1490 CE
• Mamluk Sultanate (Syria) 1260 to 1516 CE
• Sultanate of Rum 1077 to 1308 CE
• Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099 to 1291 CE
• Khwarazmian Empire 1077 to 1231 CE
• Zengids 1127 to 1250 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE, Europe

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