The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 6 "Saladin: The Early Years"
Byzantium And The Crusades - A podcast by Nick Holmes
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In this episode, we hear about the new young ruler of Egypt, Saladin, the man who would become the nemesis of the Crusaders. But his early years were fraught with difficulty and danger as the powerful ruler of the Zengid state in Syria, Nur ad-Din, sought to make him his vassal. Meanwhile, the Crusader King Amalric tried to ensure that Islam remained divided.