| Saladin
John Davenport
CHELSEA HOUSE PUBLISHERS
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Staff for SALADIN
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Davenport, John C., 1960–
Saladin / John Davenport.
p. cm.—(Ancient world leaders)
Includes index.
Summary: Examines the life of the very powerful and influential Muslim sultan, Saladin,
who led his people in an attempt to regain holy lands in and around Jerusalem that had
been lost during earlier Crusades.
ISBN 0-7910-7223-1
1. Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137–1193—Juvenile literature. 2. Egypt—
Kings and rulers—Biography—Juvenile literature. 3. Syria—Kings and rulers—
Biography—Juvenile literature. 4. Crusades—Juvenile literature. [1. Saladin, Sultan of
Egypt and Syria, 1137–1193. 2. Kings, queens, rulers, etc. 3. Crusades. 4. Christianity—
Relations—Islam—History—To 1500. 5. Islam—Relations—Christianity—
History—To 1500.] I. Title. II. Series.
DS38.4.S2 D285 2002
956'.014'092 dc21 | 
