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What was Saladin's full name?

  • Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub

  • Yusuf ibn Tashfin

  • Nur al-Din Zangi

  • Shirkuh ibn Ayyub

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Saladin's full name was Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub. He was a Kurdish Muslim who became an important figure during the Third Crusade, leading the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant.
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