Which city did Saladin peacefully enter at the request of its governor?
Damascus
Jerusalem
Cairo
Aleppo
Answer
Saladin peacefully entered Damascus at the request of its governor, after Nur al-Din's death in 1174. This marked the beginning of his conquest of Syria.
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