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Which title was Saladin given after defeating the Zengids at the Battle of the Horns of Hama?

  • Sultan of Egypt and Syria

  • Caliph of the Fatimids

  • Emir of Aleppo

  • King of Jerusalem

Answer

After defeating the Zengids at the Battle of the Horns of Hama in 1175, Saladin was proclaimed the "Sultan of Egypt and Syria" by the Abbasid caliph al-Mustadi.
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